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The Hague wants help with its ‘tsunami of eastern Europeans’Tuesday 02 November 2010 The Hague is to spend an extra €3m on easing the problems caused by the influx of so many people from eastern Europe, council executive Marnix Norder says in an interview with Trouw. ‘Let me put it in a populist way; this city has to process a tsunami of eastern Europeans… I have nothing against them individually but there are so very many,’ Norder told the paper, as reported by the Volkskrant. Between 20,000 and 30,000 eastern Europeans are said to live in The Hague. The arrival of Poles, Bulgarians and Romanians is ‘the biggest integration task’ facing the city, Norder said. ‘We have to impose language and integration demands on eastern Europeans.’ The prime minister’s efforts in Brussels to impose tougher migration rules in the EU should be directed within the EU itself it, Norder said. Most eastern Europeans work in sectors which find it hard to attract Dutch workers such as construction, horticulture, transport and meat processing. Limburg Meanwhile, the Limburg town of Venray is actively hoping that Polish workers will settle within its boundaries to compensate for its shrinking population, Nos tv reports. 'We really need the Poles,'said CDA council official Patrick van den Broek. 'The population is shrinking and getting older. We want to keep our schools open and we can use these people.' © DutchNews.nl
Yes - they know where the most immigrants to the Netherlands come from: East Europe and NOT from Muslim countries. Will the Dutch people be told the truth- that "islamisering" is a hateful myth? By eslaporte | November 2, 2010 10:15 AM Hi CP, Can you send me info on this ruling or give us a link to it ? Thanks By MCL | November 2, 2010 10:37 AM "Most eastern Europeans work in sectors which find it hard to attract Dutch workers such as construction, horticulture, transport and meat processing." Then the answer surely is to close down these industries - problem solved? By AC | November 2, 2010 11:21 AM ‘We have to impose language and integration demands on eastern Europeans'. When the sun revolves around the earth. By zenplus | November 2, 2010 1:59 PM cp...NOBODY has to do the inbuggering course. But ALL non-EU people (or those applying for permanent residency or citizenship) MUST pass a Dutch test within a certain time limit. All inburgeringscursus do is teach people how to be good little immigrants. It does not make people fluent in Dutch nor does it teach people anything relevant about the Netherlands. By CW | November 2, 2010 5:50 PM Agreed, CP. EU citizens have a right to settle anywhere in the EU. This is just a propaganda to show non-European immigrants that NL is tough on other newcomers as well. But in truth, NL is gratified to welcome as many other Europeans as possible from Eastern Europe. Venray understands this and they speak for many other towns with declining populations that need a demographic boost from a European neighbor. By TribeVoice | November 3, 2010 9:05 AM I think anyone who wants to live here should learn the language for their own good. It also helps to get a job. However, it should only be imposed if people are a burden on society because of their lack of Dutch language skills and can´t get work because of it. By SandraV | November 3, 2010 11:08 AM "we can use these people" So that is the main point! Use them then dump them? By Z | April 15, 2011 6:05 PM
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Norder said. ‘We have to impose language and integration demands on eastern Europeans.’
UTTER AND TOTAL RUBBISH. As EU Citizens they have as much right as I have in NOT having to learn or speak Dutch. Afterall, if a court ruling in Rotterdam means than a citizen from non-EU member country (i.e. Turkey) does not have to do the stupid Inburgering course, then why should a citizen of a fully fledged member-state have demands made of them?? Get real!!
By cp | November 2, 2010 9:33 AM