(Dutch News) More research is need[ed] to establish if and how the government can stop money from what it calls restrictive countries reaching Dutch religious institutions, social affairs minister Wouter Koolmees has told MPs in a briefing.
The government included a commitment to stamp out foreign funding in its 2017 coalition agreement but more still needs to be done to establish if this is possible, the minister said.
At least 30 Islamic organisations in the Netherlands currently have, or have had, funding from the Gulf states including millions of euros from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, the NRC reported earlier.
