Council
scraps refugee centre plans after angry protests
March 28,
2025
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/03/council-scraps-refugee-centre-plans-after-angry-protests/
Plans to
build a large refugee centre adjacent to the village of Berlicum in
Noord-Brabant have been put on hold following protests, which included hanging
pigs’ trotters from a fence at the location.
Councillors
in Sint-Michielsgestel, which includes Berlicum, voted on Thursday against the
plan because of the lack of support among local residents. The centre would
have housed between 240 and 270 refugees.
“There is no
backing for a big refugee centre among locals,” Kirk den Otter from local party
SMG told broadcaster Omroep Brabant. “And the council does not have the
capacity, qualities, or the money to realise multiple small ones.”
The
GroenLinks-PvdA alliance backs the centre in principle but supported the plan
to call a halt. “The upset makes it irresponsible to proceed,” local party
chief Adriaan van der Maarel said.
Some 300
people were involved in last week’s angry demonstration at the town hall. The
police were out in force but did not intervene, and locals threw eggs and smoke
bombs at the building.
As yet, the
council executive board has not commented on the vote.
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