asylum seeker

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The King's Day crowd gathers ahead of King Willem-Alexander's visit to Emmen, Drenthe. 27 April 2024
CultureLifestyle
Netherlands approaching 18 million residents
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Dutch and Ukrainian flag.
PoliticsBusiness
Drop in immigration as fewer Ukranians flee to the Netherlands
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Child holding a suitcase
Politics
Amsterdam-born boy, 11, facing deportation to Armenia over strict child asylum rules
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Dilan Yesilgoz reacting to Esther Ouwehands (PvdD) who was asking critical questions about the VVD during a parliamentary debate on the stalled Cabinet formation talks, 14 February 2024
Politics
Motion of no confidence against Justice Min. for incorrect family reunification figures
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
Politics
"Unacceptable risk" of violence at Ter Apel; Asylum stop won't work, State Sec. says
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Politics
Statistics show a decrease of 17 percent in immigrants coming to the Netherlands
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A Koninklijke Marechaussee officer checking a passport
Crime
Number of fake passports, residency permits caught at Dutch borders at 5 year high
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
Asylum agency fined maximum €1.5 mil. for exceeding capacity of Ter Apel shelter
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The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg
Politics
Netherlands can't deport Iraqi girls after instilling gender equality values: EU Court
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A billboard reminding Amsterdam residents to vote in the European Parliament election and a city referendum on green space on 6 June 2024. Photo taken in Amsterdam Oost on 6 May 2024
Politics
Netherlands residents generally dissatisfied with EU, but don't want Nexit
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
Politics
Empathy for asylum seekers plummeting among Dutch voters
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
Politics
Immigrants cost public coffers less than citizens, Dutch study finds
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Mona Keijzer talking to BBB party members in Deventer next to party leader Caroline van der Plas, September 1, 2023.
Politics
Dutch PM hopeful thinks “hatred of Jews” is part of the Muslim culture
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
Politics
PVV voters find "strictest asylum policy" too lax; Cities unnerved by coalition plans
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
Politics
New coalition scraps asylum distribution law, "sharply limits" family reunification
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
Asylum agency's fines for overcrowding Ter Apel registration center tops €1 million
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
Politics
Disagreement on counting asylum seekers in Ter Apel; Asylum agency fined €982,500 so far
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Asylum seekers on Lesbos
Politics
Netherlands joins call to shetler intercepted asylum seekers in non-EU countries: report
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Undated photo of the emergency asylum center on Baanstee-Noord in Purmerend
Politics
New asylum applications up 29% in first quarter; 63% more family reunification requests
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Asylum seekers sleep outside the asylum application center in Ter Apel, August 2022
Politics
Gov't "inappropriately" took aid goods off asylum seekers in Ter Apel crisis: Ombudsman
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Elbert Dijkgraaf and Richard van Zwol discuss their approach to forming a new Cabinet. 21 March 2024
Politics
Decision on whether this Cabinet formation will work by mid-May: formation leaders
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
Politics
Formation parties could declare "asylum crisis" to enable more extreme measures: report
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Undated photo of children playing outside at an residential complex for asylum seekers in the Netherlands
HealthCrimePolitics
Dutch Safety Board investigating children's safety in asylum shelters
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Crowded Dam Square in Amsterdam
Business
Number of "recent immigrants" in Amsterdam doubled in ten years; Most from Italy, UK, US