Wilders won't accept refugee law changes, despite criticism - DutchNews.nl

Minister Faber's asylum laws cannot be submitted to parliament in this form, the Council of State said this week. PVV leader Wilders is heading for conflict by not wanting to accept any changes. NSC wants to keep that space. Who will bend?

PVV leader Wilders says he will not accept any changes to the asylum laws of Minister Faber. "Otherwise the cabinet will be over." This morning there was the weekly coalition meeting between the faction leaders of coalition parties PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB. Among other things, the negative advice of the Council of State on Faber's legislative proposals was discussed. Yesterday, the Council advised not to submit proposals to the Lower House in their…

Geert Wilders presents an ultimatum to the Dutch government: either the controversial bill to strengthen the right to asylum will be submitted unchanged, or the coalition could break.

A dispute over a tightening of the right of asylum threatens to blow up the Dutch government.

The strong criticism of the asylum laws by Minister Marjolein Faber means that the PVV minister will have to tinker with her plans a bit, against the wishes of her own party. This expectation is heard in cabinet circles and in the coalition. But PVV leader Geert Wilders is playing it hard against hard. "No more changes. You are playing with fire." He even threatens new elections.

The PVV faction has unanimously decided not to accept "any changes" to the asylum laws of Minister Marjolein Faber, party leader Geert Wilders said on Tuesday. If other parties who still want to...