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  1. The Netherlands submits its National Implementation Plan for the European Pact on Migration and Asylum to the European Commission

    The Netherlands has submitted its National Implementation Plan for the European Pact on Migration and Asylum to the European ...

    News item | 12-12-2024 | 15:00

  2. Minister Faber announces border controls

    To combat irregular migration and migrant smuggling, the Netherlands is temporarily reintroducing internal border controls from 9 ...

    News item | 11-11-2024 | 17:15

  3. Government investing in stricter asylum policy

    The Netherlands is unable to cope with the high numbers of migrants. Asylum centres are overcrowded, procedures take too long and ...

    News item | 17-09-2024 | 15:30

  4. Minister Faber: The Netherlands will have the strictest asylum regime ever

    The Netherlands is unable to handle the high numbers of migrants. Asylum centres are filled to the brim, procedures take too long ...

    News item | 13-09-2024 | 14:00

  5. State of Migration 2024: Steps taken in 2023 to get a grip on migration

    Even though 2023 saw a global increase in migration, fewer people came to the Netherlands: 332,863 people, 17% less than in 2022. ...

    News item | 14-06-2024 | 13:00

  6. Reopening process availability location in Ter Apel

    The trial involving the process availability location (PBL) in Ter Apel will continue when the situation in the shelter in the ...

    News item | 17-05-2024 | 18:08

  7. Temporary municipal reception space urgently needed for asylum

    There is an acute shortage of asylum reception spaces in the Netherlands. Many temporary locations are closing, too few locations ...

    News item | 15-04-2024 | 18:15

  8. Number of asylum seekers in 2024 in line with previous forecast

    The number of people expected to apply for asylum in the Netherlands this year is in line with the forecast of November 2023. ...

    News item | 05-04-2024 | 14:30

  9. The Dispersal Act enters into effect on 1 February

    The Asylum Reception Facilities in Municipalities (Enablement) Act (Dispersal Act) has been published in the Government Gazette. ...

    News item | 31-01-2024 | 09:30

  10. Pressure on asylum reception continues

    Pressure on asylum reception has been very high for some time, and the outlook shows that this pressure will only increase. This ...

    News item | 10-11-2023 | 14:49

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