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NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 19:24
The law that should make it possible to force municipalities to receive asylum seekers, if necessary, may not be over yet.
Although it previously seemed that the bill would be declared controversial, a majority seems to be emerging in the House to deal with the plans before the parliamentary elections on 22 November. CDA and SP still want to discuss the bill, which means that a majority for the debate is in sight.
The law seemed off the table after the fall of the cabinet, when the VVD withdrew its support because the measures to limit the influx were also called off. Outgoing State Secretary Van der Burg said after the fall of the cabinet that he no longer counted on the law.
This should lead to a fairer distribution of asylum seekers across municipalities. The plan is that municipalities that receive more asylum seekers than they should receive extra money. If municipalities do nothing in this area, the government can force them by law to receive asylum seekers anyway.
The Justice and Security Committee in the House of Representatives will decide tomorrow whether the law will be discussed in the near future.
Political reporter Xander van der Wulp:
“The VVD does not want to deal with the law, but other parties do, and the CDA now seems to be the deciding factor. If the House agrees to the treatment tomorrow, it does not mean that the law will be dealt with soon.
There is little time until the election recess and then there is also Prinsjesdag and there are budgets that have to be passed by the House. There is also still division about the content of the law. After the elections, the Chamber will also have a completely different composition, so that the chance that the law will actually be passed is still small.”
2023-09-06 17:24:36
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