Tag: ANNUAL FAIR
Utrecht stops collaboration with the Dawah Foundation over controversial speaker
Dawah is part of the Utrecht Are We Together implementation program. Various Utrecht organizations work together to combat polarization and radicalization. “The continuation of the collaboration in its current form,…
Asylum seekers again in Jaarbeurs for temporary shelter
The asylum seekers who come to Utrecht from Zutphen would actually go to Ugchelen, according to the COA. There was an explosion during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday at…
A day trip to Katwijk with the ‘rijpot’, this is how Utrecht residents used to celebrate their holidays
The phenomenon ‘rijpot’ dates from that time. Groups of Utrecht residents planned a joint outing through the pub or an association and they set aside a weekly amount for this.…
‘Ukrainian men no longer welcome at the Jaarbeurs’
This goes against European regulations that prescribe that all Ukrainian refugees have the right to reception. The reception location, in one of the halls of the Jaarbeurs, was temporarily closed…
Jaarbeurs makes a profit for the first time since corona
Utrecht – The Jaarbeurs in Utrecht made a profit last year for the first time since the corona crisis. The event location organized more trade fairs abroad, including in Thailand,…
Another 50 refugees from Ter Apel were accommodated in Jaarbeurs
The temporary shelter in the Jaarbeurs was closed to Ukrainian refugees at the end of February, and only vulnerable Ukrainians are being accommodated there. They cannot move on to another…
75 refugees from Ter Apel temporarily sheltered in Utrechtse Jaarbeurs
At the end of February, the temporary shelter for Ukrainian refugees in the Jaarbeurs was closed, which was intended as the first shelter where Ukrainians could catch their breath after…
Red Cross wants to help with the reception of Ukrainians in Utrecht, Refugee Council fears a longer closure
The Refugee Work Foundation is concerned about the consequences of the closure of the most important registration point. The organization fears that if more shelters are not quickly created in…
House of Representatives wants to ban migrant workers from Jaarbeurs: ‘Free shelter is advertised’
Asylum Minister Van der Burg has also responded to the issue. He emphasizes that the Jaarbeurs is temporarily closed, but that does not mean that Ukrainians who come to the…
Overcrowded Jaarbeurs leads to the question: what do we want with Ukrainian refugees?
But that happens far too little. The shelter fills up and no longer empties. Donker says he has asked the ministry to look at “the next phase”. “How long are…