Tag: Dijksma
Mayor Dijksma touched by the arrival of refugees: ‘You can see what hardships they have endured’
It is not the first time that Utrecht provides emergency shelter for asylum seekers. This also happened last June. Partly because of all the experiences that the municipality and the…
Mayor Dijksma about abortion demonstrations: ‘These are abrasive fundamental rights’
The debate was requested by Hester Assen of the PvdA. To many questions from Assen, the mayor referred to a letter she sent to the council earlier this month. It…
Mayor Dijksma after ‘overwhelming’ Vuelta: ‘No money for another big event for the time being’
Nevertheless, the residents of Utrecht cannot expect such a large event in the coming years. “There are a lot of dreams, but I always have to keep my feet on…
Boas are allowed to use weapons, but mayor Dijksma does not want it in Utrecht: ‘Violence monopoly is for the police’
He calls the position of the mayor, who believes that the monopoly on violence should remain with the police, outdated. “The monopoly of violence does not lie with the police,…
Boas are allowed to use weapons from today, but mayor Dijksma does not want it in Utrecht: ‘Violence monopoly is for the police’
He calls the position of the mayor, who believes that the monopoly on violence should remain with the police, outdated. “The monopoly of violence does not lie with the police,…
Utrecht mayor Dijksma becomes UN special climate envoy
“Cities are on the front line in the climate crisis,” says Dijksma. “It is therefore important that they have a voice in international agreements on the climate and that they…
Mayor Dijksma opens photo exhibition about fifty years of labor migration
According to initiator Sahin Yildirim, the aim of the exhibition is to record the stories of guest workers and pass them on to the new generation. “A lot of young,…
Dijksma responds to abuse of RTV Utrecht cameraman: ‘Treating violence against journalists as violence against aid workers’
Dijksma repeated that the police and the Public Prosecution Service pay a lot of attention to this type of violence. “The Public Prosecution Service is making a double sentence,” said…
Mayor Dijksma argues for a major role for cities in climate action
UTRECHT – Cities should be given a much more prominent role in the global approach to climate change, says mayor of Utrecht Sharon Dijksma. At the sustainability conference of local…
Mayor Dijksma about the first public commemoration of the tram attack: ‘Utrecht wants to commemorate together’
Today, 08:35 † 2 minutes reading time © RTV Utrecht / Peter Huting UTRECHT – Utrecht is commemorating the tram attack on 24 Oktoberplein today. Exactly three years ago today,…