Crisis or mismanagement? Unpacking the Dutch asylum debate
The Dutch government is contemplating declaring an asylum crisis to address the rising number of asylum seekers. The declaration would ...
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Dutch coalition plans unveiled: What international residents need to know
The recently announced coalition agreement, titled "Hope, Courage, and Pride," outlines the ambitious plans of the PVV, VVD, NSC, and ...
Major concerns over shortage of space for asylum seekers
Ter Apel’s reception centre for asylum seekers has exceeded its legal maximum capacity for over a week. The Central Agency ...
Asylum seeker numbers below 2000 in Ter Apel but not for long
The asylum seeker reception centre in Ter Apel was able to comply with its legally imposed capacity last weekend but ...
Groningen Council votes to expand job access to asylum seekers
Groningen’s Municipal Council voted to encourage earlier and easier access to the labour market for asylum seekers, after a motion ...
One-third of Dutch municipalities skipped asylum seeker hosting in the past 12 years
In the last 12 years, almost one in three Dutch municipalities – a total of 111 out of 342 – ...
Asylum seekers can now work more than 24 weeks per year
The Dutch Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) can no longer impose a restriction allowing asylum seekers to work only for a ...
Who what when where why: provincial states and water board elections 2023
What are the Provincial States? There are 12 provinces in the Netherlands, and each province has its own council called ...
300 asylum seekers sleep outside reception center in Ter Apel
Between 250 and 300 asylum seekers slept outside the overcrowded refugee reception centre in Ter Apel on the evening of ...
Thirty asylum seekers sleep on the floor outside reception centre in Ter Apel
Thirty asylum seekers slept on the floors of the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) in Ter ...
