Tag: seekers
D66 wants to set up a Council for Home Seekers: ‘Gives home seekers a voice in construction projects’
“We don’t hear about the homeless person or the young person who is still in youth care and looking for a place.” Local residents often object to the size of…
Reception centers for asylum seekers arriving in Italy were opened in Albania | News in brief
In Albania, two reception centers for asylum seekers arriving in Italy have been opened on Friday, reports news agency Reuters. The centers are part of an agreement between the two…
Lopik is looking at old military grounds for a possible asylum seekers’ center
The council sees a number of advantages in accommodating more people than is requested by the government. If a larger asylum center is created, the COA (Central Agency for the…
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…
Asylum seekers have been warmly welcomed in Leersum for 35 years: ‘Support comes with being honest’
From the beginning, in 1989, the residents of the asylum center in Leersum were warmly welcomed by the community, says Frits Naafs, mayor of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, which includes Leersum. “It…
Woerden agrees to asylum seekers’ center for 400 asylum seekers
It is striking that coalition party Lijst van der Does (LvvD) does not support the plans. Party leader Lenie van Leeuwen thinks fifteen years is too long. She also has…
Lopik takes in zero asylum seekers: ‘We don’t have much space’
Lopik – Lopik should actually accommodate 93 asylum seekers, but so far, none have been accommodated. The King’s Commissioner is therefore giving the municipality a stern talking-to, because the deadline…
Utrecht arranges its own reception of 100 asylum seekers because ‘direction is lacking’
In addition, the reopening of the HUB is also a response to what is happening in Ter Apel, says Sjoukje Volten, spokesperson for the municipality of Utrecht. The HUB is…
Haaretz: Israel recruits African asylum seekers for Gaza war | News in brief
So far, none of the asylum seekers involved in the operations in Gaza have been granted permanent residency. Israel’s security authorities are offering asylum seekers who arrived in the country…
Nieuwegein wants to accommodate 200 asylum seekers in the Celsiusbaan office building
This emergency shelter location is an additional shelter location, next to Newtonbaan 3-4. According to the municipality, both locations are needed to accommodate the requested number of asylum seekers from…