Mayor Eberhard van der Laan of Amsterdam believes that every church in our country should absorb refugees. For this,, a strong national approach '' necessary, the mayor said Friday at the New Year reception of the municipality of Amsterdam in the Maritime Museum.
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Because the reception of five hundred refugees a village of thousand inhabitants all changes or dislocated, we need to spread as much as possible '' refugees, told Van der Laan in his speech. , Not only on all European countries, but also about all Dutch municipalities. ''
In doing so, we must, according to the Mayor, take for granted '' that small-scale care costs more. , Because money is not our biggest problem. Small scale relieves the burden on the surrounding schools, homes, jobs and health care and so for local residents. ''
Temporary Shelter must be temporary and there should, where necessary, can be rotated, set Van der Laan. He called the reception of displaced persons the biggest problem we currently face. The reception of refugees, National, seems sometimes more on the peddle with refugees. ''
He will also find that we in Netherlands,, not really in talks '' with each other. , Disrupt, a Council meeting in Purmerend. Throw stones in steenbergen. A town hall by storm in Geldermalsen. It is in no way good to talk and it must always be condemned. But you're not there. You should also ask: why citizens of their hitting path? Because no perspective is on a solution, what people are insecure and therefore rather angry. ''
Amsterdam itself has 1500 care places for refugees. With the new approach is the capital that, prepared, generously '' to expand. For the new year's reception were invited five hundred volunteers who have helped with the reception of refugees.
Drink From a tour of the AD showed recently that Amsterdam of all municipalities the most expensive new year's drink. The reception costs 100,000 euros, of which the municipality contributes half.
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