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EU warns of ‘solidarity fatigue’ despite warm welcome for millions of Ukraine refugees
1 year, 6 months ago

EU warns of ‘solidarity fatigue’ despite warm welcome for millions of Ukraine refugees

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Despite the warm welcome given millions of Ukraine refugees in the European Union since the Russian invasion, EU officials said Tuesday there are some fears of wavering support caused by a slowing economy that especially affects poor families and the creeping influence of Russian propaganda. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson stressed that support for the 4 million …

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Asscher: Ukrainians may need special status in EU for 10 years
1 year, 6 months ago

Asscher: Ukrainians may need special status in EU for 10 years

Dutch News  

The right of Ukrainians to live and work in the European Union following the Russian invasion may need to be extended for 10 years, special adviser Lodewijk Asscher has said. Since March last year Ukrainians have been allowed to move to the 27 EU countries and start work immediately without waiting for a permit or settled asylum status. Ukrainians who …

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Asscher: Ukrainians may need special status in EU for 10 years
1 year, 6 months ago

Asscher: Ukrainians may need special status in EU for 10 years

Dutch News  

The right of Ukrainians to live and work in the European Union following the Russian invasion may need to be extended for 10 years, special adviser Lodewijk Asscher has said. Since March last year Ukrainians have been allowed to move to the 27 EU countries and start work immediately without waiting for a permit or settled asylum status. Ukrainians who …

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Asscher steps back as Labour leader in upcoming election
3 years, 11 months ago

Asscher steps back as Labour leader in upcoming election

NL Times  

Lodewijk Asscher will not be the leader for the PvdA in the upcoming parliamentary election. A parliamentary committee of inquiry in December concluded that the Tax Authority breached the fundamentals of the rule of law and did "unprecedented injustice" to hundreds of parents when it wrongly labeled them fraudsters and ordered them to repay their childcare allowance.In some cases this …

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Politicians praise Asscher's integrity in stepping down as Labour leader
3 years, 11 months ago

Politicians praise Asscher's integrity in stepping down as Labour leader

NL Times  

"I had, have and keep a great deal of appreciation for his tremendous commitment to our country and our cooperation over the years," Prime Minster Mark Rutte said about Lodewijk Asscher after he announced that he was stepping down as leader of labor party PvdA. The Prime Minister said on Twitter that he spoke to Asscher about "his tough decision" …

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Labour leader’s role in childcare subsidy scandal has members calling for resignation
4 years ago

Labour leader’s role in childcare subsidy scandal has members calling for resignation

NL Times  

Labour party leader Lodewijk Asscher’s apology for his role in the childcare subsidy scandal sent shockwaves through his party. Last week, a scathing report into the multi-year political scandal, which left some families in ruins, found that, among other things, the rule of law had been violated and that parents had been done “unprecedented injustice.” Asscher publicly apologized on Facebook …

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Labour: No support 3rd coronavirus aid package without job guarantees
4 years, 3 months ago

Labour: No support 3rd coronavirus aid package without job guarantees

NL Times  

Labor party PvdA will not support the government's third package of coronavirus support measures unless some changes are made. "We want a work-to-work guarantee so that people who now have a job do not end up on benefits," PvdA leader Lodewijk Asscher said to RTL Nieuws. Last week the government announced the third coronavirus support package, which will cost around …

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Labour party presents €50 billion coronavirus rescue plan
4 years, 4 months ago

Labour party presents €50 billion coronavirus rescue plan

NL Times  

PvdA leader Lodewijk Asscher presented his own plan for what a third round of coronavirus support should look like, consisting of 50 billion euros in short- and long-term investments. The government has been promising structural investments for some time, "but has mainly been arguing about the name of the fund," the PvdA leader said to NOS. The opposition party has …

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MPs criticise chaotic government coronavirus strategy after three days of 600+ infections
4 years, 4 months ago

MPs criticise chaotic government coronavirus strategy after three days of 600+ infections

Dutch News  

A further 654 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the Netherlands, and nine more people have been admitted to hospital, according to new figures from the health ministry’s Covid-19 dashboard. Over 600 people a day have been diagnosed with the virus for the past three days, but officials said on Wednesday that Tuesday’s shock 779 total included 155 people …

MPs criticise chaotic government coronavirus strategy after three days of 600+ infections
4 years, 4 months ago

MPs criticise chaotic government coronavirus strategy after three days of 600+ infections

Dutch News  

A further 654 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the Netherlands, and nine more people have been admitted to hospital, according to new figures from the health ministry’s Covid-19 dashboard. Over 600 people a day have been diagnosed with the virus for the past three days, but officials said on Wednesday that Tuesday’s shock 779 total included 155 people …