Tag: Dijksma
Mayor Dijksma is ashamed of Utrechtse Plofcrackers: ‘prevent perpetrators from falling into old mistakes’
Remarkably often the floppers come from Utrecht and Amsterdam. The most recent figures from the Bundeskriminalambt, the federal criminal investigation in Germany, are about 2023. Then 160 of the 201…
Mayor Dijksma mentions room support for fireworks ban ‘great news’
The Knowledge Center for injury prevention, SafetyNL, states that a ban is the most effective means to prevent fireworks injury. The organization points out that the number of injuries during…
Dijksma: ‘Urgently need more space in mental health care, otherwise things will go wrong again’
Other such things have been written by different authorities, thick reports that make recommendations. But according to Dijksma, too little happens with that. “Ultimately, this is a system question,” says…
Dijksma puts pressure on Ravine Year: Cabinet must come across the bridge
“It cannot be that the government wants us to perform certain tasks, but does not want to pay for them,” Dijksma said about that earlier. Today, as chairman of the…
Dijksma: it is necessary for agents to go to The Hague for the NATO summit
Saying no was not an option, says Dijksma about relinquishing agents from the region for the summit in The Hague in June. She did sit at the minister’s table for…
Mayor Dijksma: ‘Utrecht neighborhoods competed against each other during New Year’s Night’
Several people were arrested during the night of the riot. According to the mayor, they all came from the Kanaleneiland district itself. “I think it’s important to say.” When the…
Mayor Dijksma hopes for a year without discord: ‘Hope is a verb’
“2024 was another year in which polarization flared up. A year with many feelings of anger, dissatisfaction and fear,” Dijksma said in a packed large hall of TivoliVredenburg. The hall…
Dijksma: municipalities go to court if the government does not “pay what is necessary”
“It cannot be the case that the government wants us to carry out certain tasks, but does not want to pay for them,” Dijksma said. A committee is investigating the…
Mayor Dijksma calls on Utrecht residents to combat polarization: ‘I cannot do this alone’
In the TV program UVandaag, Dijksma refers to the riots in Amsterdam, where serious incidents of violence took place after a football match between Ajax and the Israeli club Maccabi.…
Mayor Dijksma emphasizes: safety of the educational protest could not be guaranteed
Mayor Sharon Dijksma of Utrecht maintains that last week’s planned education protest could not go ahead because safety was not guaranteed. According to Dijksma, the fact that the municipality subsequently…