Radio Netherlands: Netherlands' first Moroccan mayor inaugurated - by Michael Blass
Netherlands' first Moroccan mayor inaugurated - by Michael Blass
Ahmed Aboutaleb has been inaugurated as Mayor of Rotterdam. He was sworn in by Royal Commissioner Jan Franssen, who remarked that "a world city has gained a world mayor". The former Labour deputy minister for social affairs is the Netherlands' first mayor with Moroccan roots. The inauguration has attracted a great deal of international media attention, with journalists from countries ranging from Morocco and Turkey to France and Germany in Rotterdam for the ceremony.
Note EU-Digest: Mr. Aboutaleb appointment as Mayor of Rotterdam is a far better example from the Netherlands to promote European cultural and religious integration than the hate mongering from people like Mr. Geert Wilders and Ms. Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
Labels: EU, Integration, Netherlands
