The Dutch debate about ESI's proposal for the refugee crisis

Gerald Knaus and Diederik Samsom, leader of the Dutch Labour party - 10 February 2016. Photo: ESI

In recent weeks, many Dutch Media reported on ESI's proposal for the refugee crisis, including:

• NRC Handelsblad, Marloes de Koning and Stéphane Alonso, "Het 'plan Samsom' was eigenlijk van hem. En dit is wat hij echt denkt" ("The 'Samsom Plan' was actually his. And this is what he really thinks") (13 February 2016)
• De Standaard, Mark Elchardus, "Het plan-Samsom is zo gek nog niet" ("The Samson plan is not so bad") (4 February 2016)
• Zaman Vandaag, Joost Lagendijk, "Turkije behandelt moslims als tweederangs vluchtelingen" ("Turkey treats Muslims as second-class refugees") (4 February 2016)
• NOS, "Nieuwsuur" - TV interview with Gerald Knaus on ESI's proposal for the refugee crisis - (28 January 2016)

ESI's Gerald Knaus also went to The Hague to meet Diederik Samsom, leader of the PvdA, the Dutch Labour party, to discuss his plan for a resettlement scheme for Syrian refugees. Gerald also met with senior officials in the Dutch foregin ministry.

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