Willemijn Sneep

Willemijn Sneep is an investigative journalist for Vers Beton, an independent journalism platform based in Rotterdam.

She is interested in environmental and social issues in her city because these topics are often connected.

She has a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a Master's degree in Journalism and New Media, both from Leiden University.

Photo by Willem de Kam

Last modified:

06/10/2025

The Price of Clean Streets: Deporting the Unsheltered

ROTTERDAM - Despite the vision of a borderless EU enshrined in the free movement principles of the Schengen Area, EU citizens can still be deported from their host country. The majority of intra-EU deportation cases are initiated for 'causing a nuisance', and the group most affected are unsheltered migrants from Eastern Europe, primarily Poland and Romania.

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True participation? Citizen’s Assemblies as a Solution for Climate Policies

MILAN/ROTTERDAM - Many cities in Europe are experimenting with citizen’s assemblies to develop stronger and more inclusive climate policies. But are these experiments effective? The team investigated the value and shortcomings of the assemblies as a climate policies solution.

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Leslie Verbeeck

Leslie Verbeeck (°1985, Mechelen) is a Belgian professional film maker.

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The Price of Clean Streets: Deporting the Unsheltered

True participation? Citizen’s Assemblies as a Solution for Climate Policies

Leslie Verbeeck

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