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Susanne wrote that NU.nl proposed Laura Faber as an ordinary citizen in an article about people taking in status holders, without mentioning her work in the reception and integration of newcomers, according to her. Susanne called Faber the director of Bureau de Werkvloer, a teacher at PONT | Zorg & Sociaal, project leader for the Development of Municipal Reception at the municipality of Hengelo, and founder of the integration school and language school Iedereen aan Boord in Deventer. According to Susanne, Faber's income came 100% from projects and assignments that were directly related to refugee reception and the integration of newcomers and status holders. Susanne called the portrayal misleading and wrote that she had submitted a community note. According to her, it was ready for review and would only become visible to everyone after enough reviews. She thanked Hilda Spruit for her response under the article and provided two sources. https://t.co/htqtVhSm1c https://t.co/4GI1TXQwZR #journalistiek #vluchtelingen #integratie (translated)

Hilda Spruit also asked NU.nl to pay attention to citizens outside the asylum and integration chain who had taken in a status holder. She pointed out that Laura Faber worked in that chain and wrote that according to NU.nl there were more citizens who had provided shelter to a status holder. https://t.co/tUHaNJitSs #asiel #integratie #statushouders (translated)

The author stated that the Dutch population had grown from just over 1.1 million since early 2016 to approximately 18.1 million. According to the author, around 173,000 people had died and 167,000 babies had been born in 2025, resulting in negative natural growth and the total growth coming entirely from migration. The author referred to Jan Latten, who estimated the group of Dutch origin at about 12.9 million, and wrote that this group was expected to shrink by 1 to 2 million over the coming decades. By 2050, according to the author, the Netherlands would have about 20 million inhabitants. The author argued that the changing population composition put pressure on social and cultural relations, social cohesion, the welfare state, and the housing market. It was written that rapid changes complicated integration and increased parallel societies and clashing norms and values. According to the author, politicians focused too much on symptom treatment and paid too little attention to population growth due to migration and low birth rates among the indigenous population. The author praised Latten for his expertise and warned that politics, media, and society needed to take demographic changes seriously. https://t.co/wVfulQlN6k #demografie #migratie #socialecohesie (translated)

The integration of the CPAS within the municipal services in Wallonia, which will be compulsory from 2030, is not a matter of savings, but of the efficiency of the services provided, according to the Minister of Local Authorities François Desquesnes. #CPAS #intégration #réforme (translated)

Lawyer Alex Buelens is locking himself in for 24 hours in the new prison of Antwerp, De Kade, to observe the detention possibilities and reintegration conditions from the inside and thus stimulate a broader debate about the humanity of detention and the conditions for detainees. #Justice #Prison #DignitéHumaine (translated)

Max von Kreyfelt proposed a compulsory integration course for D66 in his column. According to him, the party spoke excellent Dutch, but still needed to learn how to deal with people who have different beliefs. He referred to Jan Paternotte, who mentioned the Renaissanceschool associated with Forum for Democracy in the Chamber and asked for stricter rules for new schools. According to Von Kreyfelt, Rob Jetten had advocated for a swift evaluation and possible legislative changes. The proposed course would, according to Von Kreyfelt, include lessons on civil rights, freedom of education, diversity, democracy, and equal rights. He wrote that citizens should be allowed to think independently and vote for other parties, and that a political background in itself was not an offense. Regarding Jetten's statements on October 9 about taking stronger action against certain schools and online channels where, in his view, young people were learning incorrect ideas about equal rights, Von Kreyfelt noted that Jetten had not mentioned the Renaissanceschool. As an exam task, Von Kreyfelt described a parent who wanted to pass on different beliefs to their child than D66. According to him, a student would succeed with an answer that did not involve inspection, improvement processes, or legislative changes. He concluded that D66 needed to learn that a free society also existed without its permission. #Inburgering #Diversiteit #Democratie (translated)

Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas criticized the PT and the left, stating that they were neglecting the situation in the Amazon. He said that São Paulo demonstrated that a right-wing government could reconcile environmental preservation and development. According to Freitas, in 2025 the area affected by fires in state conservation units fell by 91% compared to 2024. He also stated that in August 2026, the state recorded the lowest number of hotspots for that month since the beginning of the historical series in 1998. He mentioned that more than R$ 400 million had been mobilized to prevent and combat wildfires, with investments in technology, satellite monitoring, and artificial intelligence. The governor also declared that over 44,000 hectares were in the process of forest restoration and that 13.2 thousand hectares had been incorporated into state protected areas. Regarding river recovery, he cited R$ 22 billion in investments in IntegraTietê, more than 1.5 million households connected to the sewage network, and 6.5 million cubic meters of sediments removed from the Tietê basin. According to him, the organic pollution load of the river had decreased by almost 30%, and the pollution stain had receded by 33 kilometers, about 16%. Freitas stated that these actions had not impeded economic development, job creation, and the growth of São Paulo, and he argued that environmental protection depended on responsibility and work, not ideology. #MeioAmbiente #DesenvolvimentoSustentável #SãoPaulo (translated)

The Edgy Veggie wrote that Syrians started coming to the Netherlands en masse from 2014 and that there are now about 220,000 living in the country. The author ironically referred to that as an enrichment and wrote that the Netherlands would still enjoy it a lot. https://t.co/racvCIWoR5 https://t.co/AEm24Cgukw #Syriërs #Integratie #Diversiteit (translated)

Frank Peeters wrote that in the 1980s he was friends with a Hungarian and a Portuguese student at his school, who, according to him, spoke Dutch fluently after a few months. He also talked about an Iranian medical student who immediately took Dutch lessons and learned the language by translating texts from Persian via English. As a general practitioner with a diverse patient base, Peeters claimed to ask everyone to speak Dutch. He said he had no objection to diversity, but he did object to people who, in his opinion, did not speak Dutch after years in Belgium and mainly interacted with people from their country of origin. Peeters wrote that some called him extreme right because of his remarks on mass immigration, which he believed was made possible by the government. He said he sometimes felt like a stranger in his own country and felt that newcomers should adapt or leave. Finally, he asked if others shared that opinion. #Integratie #Diversiteit #Massaimmigratie (translated)

In France, dozens of universities/schools are now closed. Lyceums are burning. Teachers and police are injured. The extreme-left mayor is complicit. In Liège, they are closing preventively. “Students' protest.” Are we really going to leave the defense of our values to Vlaams Belang and Rassemblement National? When will traditional parties (across Europe) really talk about security and integration? #onderwijs #veiligheid #Europa (translated)

"gezondverstand-maatregelen zijn die geen verdeeldheid zaaien, maar juist echte integratie bevorderen, 'getto'-klassen vermijden en alle leerlingen gelijke kansen bieden"Meloni schreef op X(opent in nieuw venster) dat het "gezondverstand-maatregelen zijn die geen verdeeldheid zaaien, maar juist echte integratie bevorderen, 'getto'-klassen vermijden en alle leerlingen gelijke kansen bieden". #Italië #boerka #integratie

De Italiaanse regering heeft een decreet aangenomen dat het dragen van boerka's en nikabs op scholen verbiedt en een maximum stelt aan het aantal buitenlandse leerlingen met beperkte Italiaanse taalvaardigheid in klaslokalen, met als doel integratie te bevorderen. #Italië #boerka #integratie

Historicus Leo Lucassen stelt in een interview dat rechts beleid de hoofdverantwoordelijkheid draagt voor massa-immigratie in Nederland en weerlegt angstbeelden over migratie, benadrukkend dat de samenleving niet islamiseert en dat de integratie van kinderen van migranten beter is dan vaak gedacht. #Migratiegeschiedenis #Integratie #Wetenschap