Keijzer Tries to Get Stricter Asylum Laws Passed After All

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Caretaker Minister Keijzer (BBB) is making a final attempt to obtain a majority in Parliament for the new asylum laws: the IND will be allowed to introduce part of the dual status system at a later date.

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Outgoing Minister Keijzer (Asylum) is making a final attempt to convince the Lower House that she must agree to the stricter asylum laws. In a letter to the Lower House this evening, she is trying to accommodate the CDA and the PVV in particular, the two parties that are needed to get the laws across the finish line. In the letter, she acknowledges that it is very difficult for the IND to implement all the new rules at once. That was also the cr…

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The proposal by PVV leader Geert Wilders to invoke Article 72 of the EU Treaty to circumvent asylum rules seems 'legally untenable'. Asylum Minister Mona Keijzer (BBB) questions its use.

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Outgoing asylum minister Mona Keijzer is trying to get her stricter asylum law through the Lower House this week, NOS reports. In a new letter to parliament, she is accommodating the CDA and PVV. These two parties are crucial for a majority. Without them, the law will not pass.

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PVV leader Geert Wilders and CDA faction leader Henri Bontenbal kept their cards close to their chest on Tuesday regarding their support for two strict asylum laws. After the votes on amendments to the laws, both parties did not want to reveal anything about their final position. "You will have to wait until Thursday," Wilders told journalists. Then the Lower House will vote on the two asylum laws in their entirety, which will make clear whether…