Tag: ASYLUM CRISIS
Asylum seekers at Soestdijk Palace may stay for years to come: ‘Spreading Act not necessary’
The four national coalition parties PVV, NSC, VVD and BBB speak in their outline agreement of “the strictest admission regime for asylum and the most extensive package for control over…
Asylum seekers at Soestdijk Palace will stay for years: ‘Spreading Act not necessary’
The four national coalition parties PVV, NSC, VVD and BBB speak in their outline agreement of “the strictest admission regime for asylum and the most extensive package for control over…
‘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…
Mayor Houten threatened over asylum seeker issue, 53-year-old man arrested
Houten – A 53-year-old man has been arrested for “seriously threatening” mayor Gilbert Isabella van Houten. According to the municipality, the suspect’s statements had to do with the much-discussed Houten…
Nieuwegein receives refugees in an empty exhibition hall: they were there within four days
In the Beursfabriek it is now an empty top floor, exactly as you would imagine an exhibition hall. Practical brown carpeting, a corrugated iron ceiling and nothing else. “The Utrecht…
Eemnes places 32 young asylum seekers in a bungalow park: ‘It will be a large family with many children’
“We don’t know who they are yet, but it is a group that we want to work hard for,” says councilor Mirjam Havinga. “Given the supply, there is a good…
Amersfoort will temporarily accommodate asylum seekers in the Campanile Hotel
According to the municipality, the asylum seekers come from various countries, including Syria, Yemen, Eritrea and Afghanistan. They are waiting for their procedure for applying for a residence permit. The…
The departure of an alderman should not lead to a delay in asylum reception, according to Houten council members
Councilors think it is “a great shame” that he is leaving and praise him as a nice person and very knowledgeable councilor who had short lines of communication with councilors…
Almost all Utrecht municipalities are behind in housing status holders
Councilor Havinga then announced that he did not expect to achieve the target even with this rigorous measure. “About thirty to fifty homes become available in Eemnes every year. If…
Soesters bring asylum seekers’ center protest to town hall: ‘140 asylum seekers is too many’
Dozens of residents of the Soester district of Smitsveen have objected to a possible asylum seeker center in their neighborhood in the municipal council. The municipality recently announced that it…