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They're isolationist, like the Dutch government. They used to deliver to the whole of Europe and then stopped. Dutch banks have done the same.
That's wrong in many ways. Bol.com is part of ahold Delhaize which has multiple pan-European assets.
All big Dutch banks are part of the European banking supervision by the European Central Bank.
It governement isn't isolationist, we can't. As a small country where trade is immensely important you can't afford to be isolationist. Even the right wing Putin enthousiasts have stopped calling for nexit as a result of the dramatic outcome of Brexit.
The Dutch banks have been closing down services abroad and are even closing down the accounts of Dutch people living abroad. They no longer allow Dutch citizens abroad to have a visa debit card. You can also no longer get an account if you're a foreigner living abroad. You used to be able to. I have no idea what being subject to EU regulations has to do with anything.
Bol.com used to deliver outside the Benelux. Now does not. Doesn't matter who owns it, it's a fact.
Wilders supports Russia. He literally has a Russian friendship pin and is refusing to condemn Trump's behaviour towards Zelenskyy. His government also said "no" when parliament said they must increase defence spending.
You might want to read up on how badly Dutch citizens living abroad are treated purely because they moved to get a job instead of sitting on their arse and whining about being unemployed.
You seem to confuse declining service catered towards Dutch citizens living abroad with isolationism. I'm not sure what the reasons are that this level of service changed, however it isn't isolationist policy.
Wilders is certainly isolationist, he changed his time post Brexit and doesn't bring nexit up anymore, but I wouldn't trust him on that. However the current administration is not isolationist and mainly pro eu.
All I know of Dutch people living abroad (in France) is that most things are generally quite well arranged. Certainly compared to pre-eu standards. There's a lot of bureaucracy, but that's navigable.
But I'm sorry you experience things like you do maybe it's worse in Germany?