euro|topics - Syp Wynia

: 1. Elsevier - Netherlands | 04/03/2010

Balkenende risks his position as leader

The Christian Democrat Appeal party (CDA) led by Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende was among the big losers in the Dutch local elections on Wednesday, which ... » more

: 2. Elsevier - Netherlands | 19/11/2009

Diplomacy must remain a national affair

With around 70,000 employees and expenses of roughly 500 million euros per year, the Netherlands has one of the largest diplomatic services in Europe, roughly ... » more

: 3. Elsevier - Netherlands | 23/07/2009

Costs of immigration are being kept secret

The Dutch right-wing populist opposition party PVV has called on the government to compile a precise list of how much immigrants cost and what they ... » more

: 4. Elsevier - Netherlands | 19/12/2008

Military service for Turkish immigrants?

Dutch Integration Minister Eberhard van der Laan wants to prompt Turkey to abolish military service for Dutch citizens of Turkish origin. The conservative weekly magazine ... » more

: 5. Elsevier - Netherlands | 05/11/2008

Restricted access for Bulgarians and Romanians?

The Dutch ruling CDA party has put forward a 15-point plan aimed above all at limiting Eastern European migrants' access to social benefits. The conservative ... » more

: 6. Elsevier - Netherlands | 16/09/2008

Halving development aid

First the Dutch right-wing populist parties called for development aid to be halved and now the main right-wing liberal opposition party People's Party for Freedom ... » more

: 7. Elsevier - Netherlands | 02/09/2008

Exploding asylum figures in the Netherlands

In the first six months of 2008 just as many applications for asylum were submitted in the Netherlands as in the entire previous year. The ... » more

: 8. Elsevier - Netherlands | 23/06/2007

The EU's new treaty

The new treaty is "a cosmetic success" for Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, writes Syp Wunia. Certainly, he succeeded in having the text called ... » more

: 9. Elsevier - Netherlands | 22/03/2007

The EU celebrates its 50th anniversary

"Fifty years of Europe have brought the free market, not peace", considers the editorialist Syp Wynia. "Yes, Europe is in need of good news, but ... » more

: 10. Elsevier - Netherlands | 08/02/2007

The right to asylum in the Netherlands

Syp Wynia, editorialist of the conservative weekly, is harshly critical of the (centre-right) future government's idea of regularising the status of those without residency and ... » more

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