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Prime Minister Dick Schoof has promised to build the "strictest asylum system ever."

Video. Netherlands officially requests opt-out clause from EU asylum rules

Updated: 18/09/2024 - 14:13 GMT+2

The four-party coalition in the Netherlands, led by Prime Minister Dick Schoof, has promised to build up the "strictest asylum regime ever."

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