14.09.14, 21:01 – Source: Reuters
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State Secretary Fred Teeven going to ‘maximum’ efforts to seek for asylum seekers, possibly in vacant defensive buildings. More accommodating He will turn to “anyone who may have property in the short term is appropriate available.
That he wrote this weekend to the House. Since the second half of 2013, the number of asylum seekers coming to the Netherlands rose sharply. In the first eight months of 2014 alone were approximately 6,000 asylum seekers from Syria to the Netherlands, he writes.
Their asylum applications were submitted for, or 92 percent. In April and May 2014, according to the minister, there was also a surge in the influx of Eritreans. Until August average of 800 shelter places more per month were needed than planned. That number may go up yet, expect Teeven.
He thinks in his quest to colleagues in the Cabinet and further municipalities to whom he does “urgent appeal”.
He already discussing with housing minister Stef Blok or use can be made of empty houses. With the Minister of Defense, “he explores the possibilities” of vacant buildings and land defense.
And he hopes that asylum seekers can stay with relatives.
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