The discussion follows the transfer of €100,000 for emergency aid after the earthquake in Morocco. The council came up with the proposal in September, partly because many other municipalities had already taken this initiative. Many local initiatives had already been set up in Amersfoort. “You get pressure from outside and you shouldn’t want that in this discussion,” says Mayor Lucas Bolsius.
The Amersfoort donation dilemma: ‘Are we going to say, you do not meet the requirements?’
