Dutch aim for migration clampdown as government sees "asylum crisis"


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  • Friday, 13 Sep 2024

FILE PHOTO: Dutch far-right politician and leader of the PVV party Geert Wilders attends a meeting of Dutch parties' lead candidates, for the first time after elections, in which far-right politician Geert Wilders booked major gains, to begin coalition talks in The Hague, Netherlands, November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government said on Friday it aimed to implement a raft of measures to limit migration in the coming months, including a moratorium on all new applications, days after Germany announced new border controls to keep out unwanted migrants.

The new government, led by nationalist Geert Wilders' anti-Islam PVV party, said it would declare a national asylum crisis, enabling it to take measures to curb migration without parliamentary consent.

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