Tag: Refugees
Ukrainian refugees learn academic Swedish
In Gothenburg, Karlstad and Trollhättan a few weeks ago there was a new education – academic Swedish for Ukrainian citizens. The hope is to be able to quickly get college…
Afraid of ‘poisonous cocktail’ or want to contribute? The municipality of Houten must decide on temporary shelter
Another Houten resident, who also wants to remain anonymous, agrees. “I wish everyone a safe place, but I find such a tall building where people live in containers inhumane.” The…
The Kodiko program to facilitate the integration of refugees into the job market
In France, the unemployment rate for people with refugee status is 34%, according to the government study Elipa 2, compared to 7% for the rest of the population. To reduce…
Widening the A27 near Amelisweerd and building in the polder: this is what Wilders wants for Utrecht
It has been discussed for years: should additional lanes be added to the A27 motorway, even if trees in the Amelisweerd forest are cut down to achieve this? The PVV…
Eemnes divided over priority for status holders in social housing: ‘Amersfoorters are already outsiders’
The average time it takes for a resident of Eemnes to find social housing is three years and three months, a spokesperson for the municipality of Eemnes said. The search…
Piet wants The Hague to ‘think more carefully’ about refugees: ‘There must be limits somewhere’
Electoral compass: Utrechter wants to receive fewer asylum seekers The Netherlands must receive fewer asylum seekers is one of the statements in the Electoral Compass. A majority of Utrecht residents…
Flex housing installed in Wijk bij Duurstede, why are other municipalities unable to do so?
The government has made 18 million euros available for the construction of 1,500 flexible homes in the province. Wijk bij Duurstede is the second municipality where houses have actually been…
In Paris, immersion with an association in a French course for migrants
Mastery of the French language is very often mentioned when it comes to immigration, with a bill which plans to toughen the criteria. The Republican integration contract already requires first-level…
Syrian refugees from Lebanon caught up in the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel
Like the Lebanese, Syrian refugees living in the border area, the scene of violent fighting between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, fled to safer places. Some plan to return to…
Fewer asylum seekers, more money for poverty reduction: Utrecht residents speak out in Kieskompas
The province is divided when it comes to the construction of wind turbines. Of Utrecht residents, 36 percent believe that more wind turbines should be built on land, while 39…