Is the Netherlands waiting for a new reception crisis? EW answers 111 questions about asylum
The Netherlands is preparing for a new asylum crisis. Again this year, many more asylum seekers will report to Ter Apel than the reception can handle. But what is the difference between an asylum seeker and a refugee? Why was a Refugee Convention ever needed – and can the Netherlands cancel it? Is the Netherlands softer than other countries? Is Europe the solution? Collected in this week’s cover story OW clarity with 111 questions and answers about asylum.
Editors Nard Lodewijk, Gertjan van Schoonhoven and René van Rijckevorsel wrote in the history of the most important treaties that form the basic forms of Dutch asylum policy and spoke on the spot with responsible policymakers and implementing organisations. This gives you a clear overview of the basics (what exactly is asylum?), the facts (how many asylum seekers come to the Netherlands and from where), the asylum procedure (which stages does someone who asks for ‘international protection’ in the Netherlands go through?) and how the asylum policy of the European Union.
In this article is all 111 questions in order to read. The questions and answers are broken down by theme in the box below.