In the media
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Jorrit Rijpma: A temporary asylum stop is in breach of European Convention on Human Rights 23 August 2022In the Netherlands, various local VVD parties are calling for an asylum stop. Other political parties, Ja21, BBB, PVV and FvD, also see an asylum stop...
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Refusing Russian tourists is only possible at European level 17 August 2022
In the wake of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, several European countries want to introduce entry bans for Russian nationals. But can they...
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Dutch cabinet forces municipalities to receive asylum seekers 11 August 2022The shortage of reception places has become so great that the Dutch cabinet decided this week to take the lead in designating reception places itself....
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Van Rompuy interviewed by media on Super League case pending before the European Court of Justice 13 July 2022This week, the Court of Justice of the EU heard arguments in the case brought by the Spanish company behind the short-lived 'European Super League' ag...
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Jorrit Rijpma in Bureau Buitenland on storming of Melilla 27 June 2022
Last Friday, more than a dozen people died during the storming of Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla. A dramatic incident, but certainly not the...
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Luuk van Middelaar in the media on Ukraine’s EU candidacy 24 June 2022At a recent meeting, the leaders of the European Union formally approved Ukraine and Moldova’s candidate status to join the bloc. The message is: you ...
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Ukraine candidate for EU membership? Armin Cuyvers on BNR 17 June 2022If it were up to Ursula von der Leyen, a positive opinion on Ukraine's application for membership would be forthcoming this Friday, 17 June.
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Fact check: Any country that wants to join the EU must go through standard procedure – no exceptions 26 April 2022Ukrainian President Zelensky has indicated on several occasions that he wants to be part of the European Union. According to Caroline van der Plas, Du...
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Peter Rodrigues in NRC on treatment of Ukrainian and other refugees 07 April 2022
Ukrainian refugees are being allowed to work in the Netherlands straight away. So Why do other refugees sometimes have to wait years before they can w...
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Luuk van Middelaar in European newspapers on Europe’s response to war in Ukraine 15 March 2022
In an essay published in three prominent European newspapers, Professor Luuk van Middelaar takes a close look at Europe’s role in the Russian invasion...
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Peter Rodrigues on discrimination case Giethoorn: 'Incorrect assessment by police' 03 February 2022
The Public Prosecutor’s Office Oost-Nederland, the Police in Oost-Nederland and the municipality of Steenwijkerland failed in their handling of a case...
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Jorrit Rijpma: Talks on pushbacks badly needed 13 January 2022
Members of Parliament will soon be discussing with various organisations what the Netherlands can do to stop pushbacks, a policy where migrants are fo...
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Jorrit Rijpma on asylum policy of new Dutch cabinet 20 December 2021
Development aid and migration experts see that lessons have been learned in the new coalition agreement in the area of asylum policy. But many of the ...
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Van Middelaar in Buitenhof on Europe’s position on world stage 07 December 2021
On 5 December, Luuk van Middelaar appeared as a guest on Dutch current affairs programme Buitenhof to talk about various European issues, including ho...
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Jorrit Rijpma on increase of boat refugees crossing Channel 26 November 2021
At least 27 migrants died on 24 November after their boat capsized in the Channel between France and England.