Delegates are discussing how to tackle the rise of organized crime and the drug crisis in the Netherlands right now as a result of the disease spreading. There are talks of establishing martial law.
PASSED DIRECTIVE: Calls upon Saudi Arabia to enter into new oil deal with EU. We call for import of crude oil, at a low price. Demands all EU members and other countries to implement embargoes. Creates deal with Norway to provide EU with natural gas resources.
PASSED COMMUNIQUE: The Dutch government announces a testing of a new cyber system to combine existing Dutch databases and track criminal activity through advanced screening methods.
PASSED DIRECTIVE: Refugees are granted the right to an attorney and must show proof in the form of damage to physical property, physical harm, or persecution @times_eu
The Dutch Minister of Home Affairs cites refugee centers in @CabinetSwedish, which are centrally located near ports and airports, and provide great working conditions for refugees to integrate towards society
"A refugee camp is a whole other animal to itself. It requires funding--we've heard how refugee camps frequently have grotesque and inhumane conditions. How can we get adequate funding?" Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
*Just a snippet of the debate going on in the Dutch cabinet* "Within 1 year?" "When you step into the Netherlands, you have 6 months to schedule an appointment." "So, if it's 6 months, what to do with the refugees during that time?"
Delegates are now working hard on crafting a directive to discuss how illegal refugees and asylum-seekers might contribute to the problem of organized crime.
Should we stop organized crime in the Netherlands through border control and government cyber-surveillance? Our ministers are in heated debate. @times_eu