Etiket: Velema
Mayor Velema not fit enough to receive the Machiavelli Prize
The mayor was somewhat present via a live video connection. “At the end of 2018, just before I took office, councilors from almost all political parties in Westerwolde took to…
What will change in asylum shelter Ter Apel after the ruling? Mayor Velema: ‘They will have to do more than their best’
The court ruling that obliges the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) to adhere to the agreed 2,000 asylum seekers in Ter Apel is a step forward.…
Machiavelli Prize goes to Ter Apel mayor Velema
Jaap Velema, mayor of the Groningen municipality of Westerwolde, which also includes the village of Ter Apel, wins this year’s Machiavelli Prize for public communication. The foundation behind the award…
‘In The Hague, formation weighs more heavily than Ter Apel’: Mayor Jaap Velema looks back and forward
Mayor Jaap Velema of Westerwolde is hopeful that the nuisance will decrease in Ter Apel soon after the New Year, but also fears for 2024. Velema is afraid that the…