Brussels slams ‘intolerant’ Dutch website on migrants taking jobs

“Europe is facing difficult times. We will only solve our problems by
increasing solidarity, not by denouncing fellow citizens.”

Geert Wilders, the leader of the Freedom Party, the third largest in the Dutch
parliament, dismissed the EU criticism.

“Europe can get stuffed. We’ve had more than 32,000 complaints. This
website has really hit the mark. We’re looking for facts, so talk about
discrimination is fantasy and nonsense,” he said.

In a growing row, 10 ambassadors from East European countries have sent a
letter of protest to the Dutch government, a minority coalition that relies
on support from Mr Wilders for its majority in parliament.

The letter, signed by ambassadors form countries including Bulgaria, Hungary,
Poland and Romania, warned that the website threatened Holland’s image as a
tolerant country.

“Targeting a selected group of people living in the Netherlands is
clearly discriminatory and degrading in its intents and purposes. It
encourages negative perception of a particular group of EU citizens within
the Dutch society – a perception not supported by facts,” the
letter said.

“We invite Dutch society and its political leaders to distance themselves
from this deplorable initiative.”

Gyula Sumeghy, the Hungarian ambassador to the Netherlands, told AFP: “It
would probably help to calm the situation if the Dutch government could be a
bit more articulate in this respect.”

Mark Rutte, the Dutch Prime Minister who whose ruling coalition is dependent
on support from Mr Wilders, has remained silent on the issue. “The
website is not of the Dutch government but of a political party,” he
said. “It’s not up to me to react.”

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