IND decisions and permit rules, residence permits and BSN registration, the 30% ruling and expat tax status, naturalisation and the inburgering exam, family reunification, asylum policy, and visa and border rules
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The government placed 21 municipalities under supervision because they have not provided sufficient asylum-seeker reception places required under the Distribution Act. Scherpenzeel and Zwartewaterland were among them; three municipalities in Zeeland also failed to meet their assignments in the first allocation cycle.
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Minister Bart van den Brink placed a further 21 municipalities under enhanced supervision because they were not providing enough reception places for asylum seekers under the Spreidingswet. The new group includes Weert, Meerssen and Maasgouw in Limburg, and Altena, Bernheze, Bladel, Heusden, Sint-Michielsgestel and Steenbergen in Noord-Brabant. The six Brabant municipalities brought the provincial total under supervision to 13; 42 municipalities had already been under active supervision nationwide.
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Commentary focused on the VVD’s position after the election. One report described concern within the party about a possible electoral decline after the Rutte years, including the prospect that VVD representatives could lose their positions and that the party could become the smallest partner in a government led by Frans Timmermans.
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Waalwijk healthcare provider All Care 4 All stopped providing care at asylum-seeker centres in Brabant, including centres in Budel, Gilze, Eindhoven and Oisterwijk. The company ended its activities itself while under enhanced supervision by the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ).
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A total of 63 Dutch municipalities are under the supervision of asylum minister Bart van den Brink because they do not provide sufficient reception for asylum seekers. One report said five municipalities had newly been placed under supervision, while another said 21 more municipalities would soon have to report to the minister; both reports stated that 42 municipalities had already been subject to supervision.