D66: Netherlands risks falling into 'Brexit trap' on migration
2 years, 3 months ago

D66: Netherlands risks falling into 'Brexit trap' on migration

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to widen its debate on migration beyond a simple discussion of quotas or risk running into a Brexit-style dead end, D66 parliamentary group leader Jan Paternotte has warned. ‘Meanwhile you see Germany, which has a labour market that looks quite a lot like ours, saying: we actually need more labour migration.’ Paternotte said the debate focused too much on restricting numbers amid concerns about the increasing number of asylum seekers in the Netherlands, without considering the consequences of making work permits harder to obtain. Or if you want longer waiting lists in healthcare.’ D66 wants the rules preventing asylum seekers to be relaxed, both to ease the deficit in the labour market, where there are currently 1.2 vacancies for every job seeker, and to improve the integration and acceptance of refugees. How many people the Netherlands can afford to take in is less a question of raw numbers as an issue of how quickly people start contributing to society, Paternotte said.

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Dutch gov't taking steady action to discourage expats from coming to Netherlands
1 month, 1 week ago

Dutch gov't taking steady action to discourage expats from coming to Netherlands

NL Times  

The Dutch government is steadily and relatively quietly taking action to reduce labor- and knowledge migration. So far, Van Hijum has given the Labor Inspectorate greater mandate to tackle employers abusing expat and migrant worker regulations, he is investigating the meat sector where many migrant workers work, and he is working on a bill to ban rogue employment agencies from …

Undocumented migrant workers coming to Netherlands from further abroad
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Undocumented migrant workers coming to Netherlands from further abroad

NL Times  

The number of people working in the Netherlands without a permit is still increasing and they are increasingly coming from further away, the Labor Inspectorate told NOS. “You can actually see that the number of migrant workers is starting to run out,” Marijke Kaptein of the Inspectorate told NOS. Then you get all kinds of models to bring people from …

Timmermans: cut labour migration to keep population growth down
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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Timmermans: cut labour migration to keep population growth down

Dutch News  

GroenLinks-PvdA leader Frans Timmermans has said the Netherlands needs to take steps to limit population growth in the long term by admitting fewer labour migrants. Timmermans’ comments were seen as a sea change in his party’s stance on migration, although the left-wing alliance said in its last election manifesto that restricting economic migration was part of a “realistic and humane …

Dutch population must stay below 20 million, ministers say
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Dutch population must stay below 20 million, ministers say

Dutch News  

The right-wing Dutch government is looking at drawing up specific targets to limit immigration and ensure the population of the Netherlands remains below 20 million by 2050. Immigration minister Marjolein Faber and social affairs minister Eddy van Hijum told MPs in a briefing on Tuesday that the cabinet was embracing a report by the government’s demographic development commission which recommends …

Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules

LA Times  

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, right, sits next to Health Minister Fleur Agema, center, and Climate and Green Growth Minister Sophie Hermans, left, as he listens to Dutch King Willem-Alexander outlining the new government’s policy plans and budget for the coming year in The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday. Dutch Migration Minister Marjolein Faber of Wilders’ party wrote to the European …

Not everyone benefiting from Dutch prosperity, DNB president says
1 year ago

Not everyone benefiting from Dutch prosperity, DNB president says

NL Times  

“We see that while the Dutch economy is doing quite well, it is not working well enough for some groups in society,” De Nederlandsche Bank president Klaas Knot said on Thursday when presenting the DNB’s annual report. Despite sluggish economic growth, the Dutch economy is still running above capacity and escaped a deep recession despite the pandemic and high inflation. …

So Much For Brexit - immigration to make UK population grow 6m by 2036
1 year, 2 months ago

So Much For Brexit - immigration to make UK population grow 6m by 2036

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Downing Street insisted …

D66: Netherlands risks falling into 'Brexit trap' on migration
2 years, 3 months ago

D66: Netherlands risks falling into 'Brexit trap' on migration

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to widen its debate on migration beyond a simple discussion of quotas or risk running into a Brexit-style dead end, D66 parliamentary group leader Jan Paternotte has warned. ‘Meanwhile you see Germany, which has a labour market that looks quite a lot like ours, saying: we actually need more labour migration.’ Paternotte said the debate focused too …

Housing minister calls for immigration curbs, current rate ‘could disrupt society’
2 years, 6 months ago

Housing minister calls for immigration curbs, current rate ‘could disrupt society’

Dutch News  

The current growth in the population of the Netherlands is unsustainable, will add to the pressure on housing and could potentially disrupt society, housing minister Hugo de Jonge has told the Nederlands Dagblad. The growth in the population of some 100,000 a year ‘must go down a lot’, De Jonge told the paper. While there are limits to what the …

‘People who come here to work should be treated like the Dutch,’ says minister
2 years, 9 months ago

‘People who come here to work should be treated like the Dutch,’ says minister

Dutch News  

A large part of the Dutch economy relies on seasonal workers from abroad, and companies in labour intensive industries will have to innovate to make up for the shortfall in staff, social affairs minister Karien van Gennip has told the AD in an interview. ‘We have around 500,000 seasonal workers in the Netherlands at any one time, around 800,000 to …

Notably fewer highly-skilled immigrants from outside of the EU in 2020
3 years, 8 months ago

Notably fewer highly-skilled immigrants from outside of the EU in 2020

NL Times  

The number of immigrants that came to the Netherlands in 2020 from outside the EU fell by nearly 30 thousand to 61.7 thousand, Statistics Netherlands reported. Immigrants from inside the EU also decreased last year by 15 thousand, dropping down to a total of 109 thousand. In 2019, 35 percent of EU immigrants stated work-related reasons as the main motive …

Immigration halves, fewer Indians and Poles move to the Netherlands
4 years, 10 months ago

Immigration halves, fewer Indians and Poles move to the Netherlands

Dutch News  

Immigration to the Netherlands has more than halved in the weeks following the implementation of measures to halt the spread of coronavirus, according to new research from national statistics agency CBS. On average 2,200 people are now registering with town halls every week, down from 5,200 before the measures were brought in. The biggest decline was in people from Syria …

Immigration halves, fewer Indians and Poles move to the Netherlands
4 years, 10 months ago

Immigration halves, fewer Indians and Poles move to the Netherlands

Dutch News  

Immigration to the Netherlands has more than halved in the weeks following the implementation of measures to halt the spread of coronavirus, according to new research from national statistics agency CBS. On average 2,200 people are now registering with town halls every week, down from 5,200 before the measures were brought in. The biggest decline was in people from Syria …

Labour migration from outside Europe is 'not scary': D66 MP
5 years, 1 month ago

Labour migration from outside Europe is 'not scary': D66 MP

Dutch News  

Immigration may be a hot political potato at the moment but the Netherlands needs to bring in workers from outside Europe to fill gaps in the workforce, according to coalition party D66. ‘We are not getting anywhere if conservative politicians get their knickers in a twist again about immigration in the run up to the elections,’ MP Maarten Groothuizen said …

Labour migration from outside Europe is 'not scary': D66 MP
5 years, 1 month ago

Labour migration from outside Europe is 'not scary': D66 MP

Dutch News  

Immigration may be a hot political potato at the moment but the Netherlands needs to bring in workers from outside Europe to fill gaps in the workforce, according to coalition party D66. ‘We are not getting anywhere if conservative politicians get their knickers in a twist again about immigration in the run up to the elections,’ MP Maarten Groothuizen said …

Fewer Dutch moving to UK; more British coming to Netherlands
5 years, 2 months ago

Fewer Dutch moving to UK; more British coming to Netherlands

NL Times  

Last year fewer people emigrated from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom, while the number of immigrants from the UK to the Netherlands increased. This situation has been the case since 2015 - shortly before the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union in June 2016, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. In 2019, a total of 2,600 people who …

Brexit and me: Retiring to the Netherlands
5 years, 4 months ago

Brexit and me: Retiring to the Netherlands

Dutch News  

How are British nationals in the Netherlands coping with Brexit? She says they are ‘finished with the UK’ and plan to take Dutch citizenship as soon as they can. We’d always loved watching skiing on TV but we’d never tried it, so we went along, got hooked and started looking for other places with ski slopes. Learning Dutch ‘I’ve been …

Brexit and me: Retiring to the Netherlands
5 years, 4 months ago

Brexit and me: Retiring to the Netherlands

Dutch News  

How are British nationals in the Netherlands coping with Brexit? She says they are ‘finished with the UK’ and plan to take Dutch citizenship as soon as they can. We’d always loved watching skiing on TV but we’d never tried it, so we went along, got hooked and started looking for other places with ski slopes. Learning Dutch ‘I’ve been …

British fleeing Brexit helps boost Netherlands immigration increase
5 years, 8 months ago

British fleeing Brexit helps boost Netherlands immigration increase

NL Times  

The Dutch population grew by 46 thousand people in the first half of this year, mainly due to immigration, Statistics Netherlands reported on Wednesday. In the first half of 2019 nearly 113 thousand people moved to the Netherlands from abroad, compared to 101 thousand last year. 5,600 Polish people settled in the Netherlands in the first half of this year, …

More British nationals move to the Netherlands as Brexit looms
5 years, 11 months ago

More British nationals move to the Netherlands as Brexit looms

Dutch News  

The British population in the Netherlands is growing as Brexit looms, with the total number of British nationals living here rising by 1,382 in the first three months of this year, well over double the rise booked a year ago. The net migration balance among British nationals in the Netherlands shows the biggest increase in the top 10 list of …

More British nationals move to the Netherlands as Brexit looms
5 years, 11 months ago

More British nationals move to the Netherlands as Brexit looms

Dutch News  

The British population in the Netherlands is growing as Brexit looms, with the total number of British nationals living here rising by 1,382 in the first three months of this year, well over double the rise booked a year ago. The net migration balance among British nationals in the Netherlands shows the biggest increase in the top 10 list of …

Fewer Dutch move to Britain, but Brits keep on coming here
6 years ago

Fewer Dutch move to Britain, but Brits keep on coming here

Dutch News  

The number of Dutch nationals moving to Britain has dropped sharply since the Brexit vote in 2016, but more British nationals are moving to the Netherlands, according to national statistics agency CBS. More British nationals are also returning home – some 3,000 went back to the UK last year, the CBS said. A further 1,128 British people became dual nationals …

Fewer Dutch move to Britain, but Brits keep on coming here
6 years ago

Fewer Dutch move to Britain, but Brits keep on coming here

Dutch News  

The number of Dutch nationals moving to Britain has dropped sharply since the Brexit vote in 2016, but more British nationals are moving to the Netherlands, according to national statistics agency CBS. More British nationals are also returning home – some 3,000 went back to the UK last year, the CBS said. A further 1,128 British people became dual nationals …

Netherlands needs 50,000 foreign workers a year to keep economy running
6 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands needs 50,000 foreign workers a year to keep economy running

Dutch News  

The Netherlands needs to attract 50,000 foreign workers a year from the rest of the European Union to make up for shortages in the labour market, according to CBS figures. In Limburg local authorities and businesses have drawn up an action plan to improve housing conditions as demand for foreign workers increases, while in Brabant the provincial assembly held an …

Dutch foreign minister welcomes Brexit deal, will study terms closely
6 years, 4 months ago

Dutch foreign minister welcomes Brexit deal, will study terms closely

Dutch News  

News that the British cabinet has agreed to support Wednesday’s agreement on Britain’s withdrawal from the EU has been welcomed by Dutch foreign affairs minister Stef Blok as ‘a good step’. ‘The way the deal over customs union as a back stop demands close examination.’ The Dutch government, he said, will also look at the documents from the perspective of …

Dutch foreign minister welcomes Brexit deal, will study terms closely
6 years, 4 months ago

Dutch foreign minister welcomes Brexit deal, will study terms closely

Dutch News  

News that the British cabinet has agreed to support Wednesday’s agreement on Britain’s withdrawal from the EU has been welcomed by Dutch foreign affairs minister Stef Blok as ‘a good step’. ‘The way the deal over customs union as a back stop demands close examination.’ The Dutch government, he said, will also look at the documents from the perspective of …

Most Dutch firms fear rise in red tape and taxes after Brexit
6 years, 5 months ago

Most Dutch firms fear rise in red tape and taxes after Brexit

Dutch News  

While 80% of Dutch firms expect Brexit to have an impact, half of them have no idea what to expect and have taken no action to deal with it, according to new research by the Dutch chambers of trade KvK. ‘But whether there is a deal or no deal, doing business with Britain is going to change considerably.’ One third …

Most Dutch firms fear rise in red tape and taxes after Brexit
6 years, 5 months ago

Most Dutch firms fear rise in red tape and taxes after Brexit

Dutch News  

While 80% of Dutch firms expect Brexit to have an impact, half of them have no idea what to expect and have taken no action to deal with it, according to new research by the Dutch chambers of trade KvK. ‘But whether there is a deal or no deal, doing business with Britain is going to change considerably.’ One third …

Dutch MPs urge ministers to think about human impact of no-deal Brexit
6 years, 8 months ago

Dutch MPs urge ministers to think about human impact of no-deal Brexit

Dutch News  

MPs from two ruling parties VVD and CDA, as well as the opposition Labour party, have asked ministers to outline the consequences of a no-deal Brexit on British citizens in the Netherlands and Dutch nationals in Britain. Peter Omtzigt, Anne Mulder and Lodewijk Asscher point out that the European financial markets regulator has reportedly warned financial institutions to prepare for …

The Netherlands must remain welcoming to migrant workers: employers
6 years, 9 months ago

The Netherlands must remain welcoming to migrant workers: employers

Dutch News  

People from central and eastern Europe filled almost 5% of Dutch jobs in 2016, according to new research carried out for the employment agency umbrella organisation ABU. ‘This is due both to economic growth and the fact that the working population will shrink from 2021.’ In addition, migrant workers mainly do simple and routine jobs, which can’t be filled by …

The Netherlands must remain welcoming to migrant workers: employers
6 years, 9 months ago

The Netherlands must remain welcoming to migrant workers: employers

Dutch News  

People from central and eastern Europe filled almost 5% of Dutch jobs in 2016, according to new research carried out for the employment agency umbrella organisation ABU. ‘This is due both to economic growth and the fact that the working population will shrink from 2021.’ In addition, migrant workers mainly do simple and routine jobs, which can’t be filled by …

Dutch nationals in Britain have priority in Brexit talks: Dutch report
8 years ago

Dutch nationals in Britain have priority in Brexit talks: Dutch report

Dutch News  

The Netherlands must do all it can to make sure that the Brexit talks have as little impact as possible on Dutch citizens and trade, according to two MPs charged with reporting on the likely effect on behalf of the Dutch parliament. The report states that the rights of the 73,000 Dutch nationals living in Britain must be given ‘top …

Dutch nationals in Britain have priority in Brexit talks: Dutch report
8 years ago

Dutch nationals in Britain have priority in Brexit talks: Dutch report

Dutch News  

The Netherlands must do all it can to make sure that the Brexit talks have as little impact as possible on Dutch citizens and trade, according to two MPs charged with reporting on the likely effect on behalf of the Dutch parliament. The report states that the rights of the 73,000 Dutch nationals living in Britain must be given ‘top …

Dutch fishermen and farmers will feel impact of a hard Brexit
8 years, 1 month ago

Dutch fishermen and farmers will feel impact of a hard Brexit

Dutch News  

Dutch fishermen and farmers are among those who will feel the effects of the hard Brexit the most it emerged at a public hearing in parliament in The Hague on Wednesday. Fishermen fear they will lose 60% of their production if Teresa May’s ‘hard’ approach to Brexit is combined with the closure of UK waters to the Dutch fishing fleet, …

Dutch fishermen and farmers will feel impact of a hard Brexit
8 years, 1 month ago

Dutch fishermen and farmers will feel impact of a hard Brexit

Dutch News  

Dutch fishermen and farmers are among those who will feel the effects of the hard Brexit the most it emerged at a public hearing in parliament in The Hague on Wednesday. Fishermen fear they will lose 60% of their production if Teresa May’s ‘hard’ approach to Brexit is combined with the closure of UK waters to the Dutch fishing fleet, …

Dutch PM on Brexit: Brits chose to be poorer for immigration control
8 years, 2 months ago

Dutch PM on Brexit: Brits chose to be poorer for immigration control

NL Times  

According to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the British had a clear choice when voting on whether or not Britain should leave the European Union. And when voting for the Brexit, they chose to become poorer in exchange for controlling immigration, he said to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. "This was a choice, the choice …

Nearly 23,000 foreigners told to leave the Netherlands this year: minister
8 years, 3 months ago

Nearly 23,000 foreigners told to leave the Netherlands this year: minister

Dutch News  

This year some 22,880 foreign nationals have been ordered to leave the Netherlands, of whom 47% have gone under their own steam, junior immigration minister Klaas Dijkhoff told radio show Dit is de Dag on Monday evening. The rest left the country under supervision, Dijkhoff said, adding that he could not prove that the thousands who were told to go …

Fewer asylum seekers a must, says Dutch PM; EU must share burden
9 years, 2 months ago

Fewer asylum seekers a must, says Dutch PM; EU must share burden

NL Times  

It is absolutely crucial to considerably stem the flow of asylum seekers, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in the press conference following the first meeting for the Dutch Presidency of the European Union, NOS reports. Frans Timmermans, former Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister and current Vice President of the European Commission, stated that Europe must be part of the solution, not …

Dutch are most worried about refugees, new survey shows
9 years, 3 months ago

Dutch are most worried about refugees, new survey shows

Dutch News  

The Dutch are increasingly happy with the state of the economy and their own personal situation but worried about the arrival of thousands of refugees, according to a new report from the social policy institute SCP. In particular, people are afraid of increasing tensions in society and many think it unfair so much money is being diverted to refugees while …

Dutch are most worried about refugees, new survey shows
9 years, 3 months ago

Dutch are most worried about refugees, new survey shows

Dutch News  

The Dutch are increasingly happy with the state of the economy and their own personal situation but worried about the arrival of thousands of refugees, according to a new report from the social policy institute SCP. In particular, people are afraid of increasing tensions in society and many think it unfair so much money is being diverted to refugees while …

Refugee influx biggest concern for Dutch people today
9 years, 3 months ago

Refugee influx biggest concern for Dutch people today

NL Times  

Over the past few months Dutch people were most concerned about the arrival of refugees and asylum seekers in the Netherlands, according to the fourth quarter of this year's report on citizens' perspective by the Social and Cultural Planning Office. Dutch people are afraid of the increasing tensions in society or find it unfair that asylum seekers get money and …

The Netherlands can absorb 60,000 refugees, says Labour leader
9 years, 5 months ago

The Netherlands can absorb 60,000 refugees, says Labour leader

Dutch News  

The Netherlands can absorb the predicted 60,000 refugees who are expected to arrive in the country this year, Labour leader Diederik Samsom says in an interview with the Volkskrant. Nevertheless, the ‘large, silent majority’ who also agree that asylum seekers should be helped are concerned about the large numbers, Samsom said. ‘The Netherlands is a country that should always be …

The Netherlands can absorb 60,000 refugees, says Labour leader
9 years, 5 months ago

The Netherlands can absorb 60,000 refugees, says Labour leader

Dutch News  

The Netherlands can absorb the predicted 60,000 refugees who are expected to arrive in the country this year, Labour leader Diederik Samsom says in an interview with the Volkskrant. Nevertheless, the ‘large, silent majority’ who also agree that asylum seekers should be helped are concerned about the large numbers, Samsom said. ‘The Netherlands is a country that should always be …

Nearly one in three of the Dutch want borders shut to all immigrants: Nos survey
9 years, 6 months ago

Nearly one in three of the Dutch want borders shut to all immigrants: Nos survey

Dutch News  

The Netherlands should shut its borders to all immigrants, not just asylum seekers, say almost one in three of the Dutch, according to a survey for broadcaster Nos. The Netherlands on Monday announced plans to increase spot checks on its borders with Germany and Belgium, as Europe grapples with a surge in refugees from Iraq and Syria. The Nos survey …

Nearly one in three of the Dutch want borders shut to all immigrants: Nos survey
9 years, 6 months ago

Nearly one in three of the Dutch want borders shut to all immigrants: Nos survey

Dutch News  

The Netherlands should shut its borders to all immigrants, not just asylum seekers, say almost one in three of the Dutch, according to a survey for broadcaster Nos. The Netherlands on Monday announced plans to increase spot checks on its borders with Germany and Belgium, as Europe grapples with a surge in refugees from Iraq and Syria. The Nos survey …

Dutch surveyed: 30 pct want borders closed, many negative on economy
9 years, 6 months ago

Dutch surveyed: 30 pct want borders closed, many negative on economy

NL Times  

Nearly a third of Dutch residents believe that the Netherlands should close the borders for all forms of immigration, including workers from other European countries. Voters for other parties feel much less strongly about this - 28 percent of VVD voters, 31 percent of SP voters, 21 percent of Pvda voters, 20 percent of CDA voters and only 9 percent …

Netherlands to take in 7,214 more refugees in new EU redistribution plan
9 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands to take in 7,214 more refugees in new EU redistribution plan

NL Times  

The European Commission has set up a new distribution formula for the redistribution of 120 asylum seekers across the European Union countries. To give these countries some relief, the Commission wants to redistribute 120 thousand asylum seekers to the remaining EU Member states over the next two years. The formula takes into account the population, the national income, the number …

Netherlands questions EU refugee distribution plan, joining three other EU countries
9 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands questions EU refugee distribution plan, joining three other EU countries

NL Times  

The Netherlands wants to reach a new arrangement on the proposed distribution of refugees in Europe, and the country is not alone. Prime Minister Mark Rutte told broadcaster NOS that the Dutch do not wish to sidestep their duty to Europe over the large volumes of refugees entering the continent via the southern EU nations. "But we are doing so …

Dutch positive on EU migrant plan, stresses 'all' countries must join in
9 years, 9 months ago

Dutch positive on EU migrant plan, stresses 'all' countries must join in

Dutch News  

The Dutch government says it supports a European Commission proposal to relocate 40,000 immigrants from Mediterranean states but that all EU countries must take part. However, a ‘good balance’ needs to be found between solidarity between the member states at times of need on the one hand and keeping agreements which have been made on the other, the government statement …

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