TIRANA, Albania — The leaders of several Western Balkan countries that want to join the European Union met informally Monday in Albania’s capital, Tirana, to prepare for a summit on their progress in preparing for future membership. Albania plans to host an Oct. 16 summit on the Berlin Process, an initiative from Germany and France to encourage the six Western …
A judge in Haarlem has told junior justice minister Eric van der Burg to explain why some immigrants are required by law to pass an integration exam abroad while others are allowed to take lessons and the exam in the Netherlands. People from so-called western countries, such as the US, Japan and South Korea, can take the exams once they …
Some immigrants and asylum seekers who arrive in the Netherlands from next summer year may be required to learn a higher level of Dutch and to take up an occupation or voluntary service in tandem with language courses in order to integrate more quickly, according to a new proposal by Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Wouter Koolmees. Because the …
