According to Isabella, these rules ensure that plans are not implemented. He addresses the matter directly to The Hague: “Minister de Jonge, I hope you are watching, I need you to put those rules aside for a while. So that these kinds of special projects can continue.” COA should make money available for small-scale projects. Mayor Isabella hopes that the appeal to the central government will reach: “If all those local plans are embraced by the central government, then the problem will be solved.”
Mayor of Houten calls on the government to look at local initiatives for reception of refugees
