In the media
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Mark Klaassen on the Dublin claim on Voice of America News 18 October 2022
The Dublin claim determines which country of the European Union is responsible for processing the asylum application of a particular asylum seeker. In...
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Asylum seekers from safe countries influence negative opinion 17 October 2022
The asylum seekers’ centres in Hengelo, Almelo and Schalkhaar caused little or no nuisance in recent years. There have been hardly any incidents, acco...
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'Court ruling is balancing act between legal review of rules and feasibility of reception of asylum applicants' 13 October 2022
According to a recent court ruling, the reception of asylum applicants in the Netherlands is not in line with European requirements. The Dutch Governm...
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Majority of requests to transfer asylum seekers to other EU countries lead to nothing 05 October 2022
Over eighty percent of all Dutch requests to send asylum seekers back to the country where they should have requested asylum lead to nothing. This is ...
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Mark Klaassen and Olaf van Vliet discuss European labour migrants in FD 04 October 2022
The Netherlands cannot stop European labour migrants coming here. Nor does The Hague have much influence on the influx of asylum seekers. But experts ...
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Influence of European Union on 'our' national laws is increasing 19 September 2022
How many of our laws in the Netherlands are actually determined by the European Union? In many areas, the influence of the EU has increased. But 80 pe...
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Jorrit Rijpma: Sending back asylum seekers is 'wishful thinking' 05 September 2022
In the asylum plan presented last week, the Dutch cabinet announced that it would focus more on the departure of ‘Dublin claimants’. In doing so, the ...
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Mark Klaassen: 'Cabinet acting contrary to Directive on family reunification' 30 August 2022
On Friday 26 August 2022, the Dutch cabinet presented its new asylum agreement. According to Assistant Professor Mark Klaassen, the new agreement is b...
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Jorrit Rijpma: A temporary asylum stop is in breach of European Convention on Human Rights 23 August 2022
In 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 2022
The 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 2022
This 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 2022
At 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 2022
If it were up to Ursula von der Leyen, a positive opinion on Ukraine's application for membership would be forthcoming this Friday, 17 June.