‘No changes to refugee measures,’ Wilders warns coalition

(Dutch News) Far-right leader Geert Wilders has told reporters he is not prepared to give another millimetre on legislation to curb the number of refugees coming to the Netherlands and that without fast action, his party will be finished with the cabinet.

Immigration minister Marjolein Faber, who represents the PVV, is due to publish her long-awaited draft legislation on reducing the number of asylum seekers and on introducing a second category of refugees this week. But her plans have already been slated by the Council of State and immigration lawyers.

In particular, the constitutional advisory body said it had “serious concerns” about proposals such as abolishing permanent residency for refugees and creating a two-tier asylum system.

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