Belgium: asylum minister criticized for refusing to welcome thirteen Gaza students
Anneleen Van Bossuyt, Belgium's asylum and migration minister, faced questioning from lawmakers on Wednesday after refusing to grant visas to thirteen Gaza students who had secured scholarships at a Belgian university.
Belgian asylum and migration minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt, a member of the conservative Flemish N-VA party, faced questioning on Wednesday in the House of Representatives over her refusal to admit thirteen students from Gaza, according to Le Monde.
These students had obtained scholarships to continue their studies at a Belgian university, but the minister opposed allowing them entry to the country—a decision that sparked strong reactions among lawmakers.
According to reports, several parliamentarians questioned the minister about the reasons for this refusal, though the details of her justifications were not specified in the publicly released exchanges.
The case comes against a backdrop of ongoing debate over Belgian and broader European migration policy, particularly regarding the admission of residents from the Gaza Strip, a region affected by the current conflict.
Belgian authorities have not provided any additional information at this stage regarding a possible reversal of the decision concerning these thirteen students.
Sources
- En Belgique, la ministre de l’asile sous le feu des critiques pour son refus d’accueillir treize étudiants de Gaza — Le Monde — Une
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