Netherlands Council of State Rules in Favor of Asylum Seekers’ Right to Work
Nov 29, 2023 at 10:21 AM Update: 18 minutes ago Asylum seekers are indeed allowed to work longer than the 24 weeks that the Netherlands now allows. The so-called ’24 week requirement’ thwarts access to the labor market, the Council of State ruled on Wednesday. In the Netherlands, asylum seekers are currently allowed to work […]
COA Tackles Housing Shortages for Status Holders in the Netherlands
Nov 27, 2023 at 9:16 PM Update: 5 hours ago According to the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA), many municipalities do not arrange enough housing for status holders, despite agreements with the government. COA will contact those municipalities about this. This should ensure that status holders can still be accommodated quickly. […]
Control over migration: why is this necessary and what can the new government do? | Domestic
25 nov 2023 om 05:07 There is a good chance that the new cabinet – yet to be formed – will want to limit migration. Why is that actually necessary? And how can the government do this? Last year, approximately 400,000 people came to the Netherlands. Because others left, the total number of inhabitants grew […]
The Complexities of Limiting Asylum Applications: Experts Weigh In on the Challenges and Possible Realities
Nov 11, 2023 at 1:24 p.m Several political parties intend to limit the number of people who can apply for asylum. But that is not possible, experts tell NU.nl. A maximum number of asylum seekers has already been proposed, but is not possible in principle, says Lieneke Slingenberg, professor of migration law at the VU. […]
Council of Europe Urges Netherlands to Address Human Trafficking of Refugees
09 Nov 2023 at 20:17 The Council of Europe requires the Netherlands to be more alert to human trafficking of refugees. There are also concerns in the Netherlands, partly due to crowds in reception centers. “If you are mainly concerned with the question of whether there are enough beds, alertness to human trafficking can be […]
Shortage of Shelter Places in the Netherlands: COA Calls for Increase in Capacity
Oct 30, 2023 at 10:08 PM Update: 2 hours ago All reception locations of the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) are full. “The maximum occupancy has been reached at all our locations,” the organization writes on their website. The COA wants to prevent people from having to sleep outside. And so […]
Urgent Measures Needed to Address Worsening Asylum Reception Crisis, Says COA
Oct 22, 2023 at 11:55 p.m The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) believes that the government must take far-reaching measures to end the “extremely worrying” situation in asylum reception. That appears to be the case NRC from a letter from the COA board to the Ministry of Justice and Security and […]
Update: Sufficient Places Available for Asylum Seekers in the Netherlands
Sep 23, 2023 at 6:48 PM Update: 6 hours ago The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) believes it will have sufficient places to accommodate all asylum seekers, not only this weekend, but also early next week. The acute need for shelter has thus been resolved, COA reported on Saturday evening. There […]
Tunisia Refuses Entry to MEPs and Sparks Outrage | Migration Agreement and Human Rights Concerns
Sep 14, 2023 at 7:00 PM Update: 25 minutes ago Tunisia refuses to admit a group of MEPs. The group wanted to discuss, among other things, human rights and the migration agreement between the Tunisians and the European Union. The Social Democrats in the European Parliament are outraged. They were already unhappy about the migration […]
Urgent Decision by Dutch Council of State on Reception of Third-Country Nationals Sparks Concern from Council for Refugees
Sep 02, 2023 at 6:03 PM Update: an hour ago The cabinet could have prevented “unnecessary unrest” by waiting for a final ruling from the highest court in the case about the reception of so-called third-country nationals. This is what the Dutch Council for Refugees says on Saturday in response to the urgent decision of […]