State secretary to action group: you are not allowed to pick up refugees | Inland

We are going to get them, the minister had sent a letter about the plans to collect 189 refugees from the former Moria camp on Lesbos. That camp was destroyed by a fire, after which the coalition decided to receive fifty single children and fifty vulnerable migrants.

Broekers-Knol emphasizes this plan in response to the letter from chairman Rikko Voorberg, among others. In addition, the Netherlands has provided 1 million euros in emergency aid.

According to Voorberg, the Netherlands must take at least 1000 people from the island. In a letter he asked Broekers-Knol for permission to pick up the first dozen via the rented plane. Van Broekers was also asked whether she would use her contacts with the Greek cabinet, so that the responsible ministers give their approval and “select 189 refugees as soon as possible so that they can be flown to the Netherlands.”

The plan is for the plane to fly Monday morning from Rotterdam The Hague Airport and to “wait” for two days at Mytilini Airport on Lesvos, We are going to pick them up.

Broekers-Knol advises the action group to see whether they can help in another way. “I am sure that there are also ways for your foundation to seek cooperation with the Greek authorities and other stakeholders, so that the resources available to your foundation are maximized for the proper reception of migrants,” writes the State Secretary.

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