EPP leader Manfred Weber has criticized the new government coalition in the Netherlands. He said that the liberal VVD party of Mark Rutte is forming a coalition with far-right Geert Wilders without having to justify it much. Weber made these comments on Thursday at an event hosted by Table.Briefings and the European Movement Germany. The European Christian Democrats, on the other hand, categorically exclude any cooperation with the AfD, FPÖ, Viktor Orbán or Marine Le Pen. „Our firewall stands, and it stands perhaps stronger than with other parties,“ Weber stated.