The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday evening that it had taken action in the case of a Romanian who was not accepted in a residential facility in the Netherlands and had contacted the city hall in the relevant location, News.ro reported. The municipality stated that it does not tolerate discrimination and has never asked not to host Romanian tourists. At the same time, the Dutch authorities said that they have not yet managed to find the owner of the declared boarding house, the case is being investigated by the competent authorities.

The MAE announces on Tuesday evening that it has taken steps to obtain information about the situation of a Romanian tourist who was refused accommodation in the Netherlands.

“The Embassy of Romania in The Hague has initiated official measures, as an emergency, with the Tilburg City Hall and with the accommodation house that allegedly canceled the reservation of the Romanian citizen, in order to obtain additional information and clarification on the reported situation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that, according to the information given to the embassy representatives by phone by the spokesperson of the Tilburg City Hall, on April 4, 2023, there was no agreement on the refusal to accommodate Romanian citizens and that there is no discrimination under any circumstances. form is allowed in Tilburg,” MAE reported.

Also, representatives of the diplomatic mission contacted the relevant citizen of Romania to inform about the steps taken in this case, to clarify the situation, respectively, to ensure compliance with his rights.

“The person in question specified that he had determined another place of residence, ended his stay in the Kingdom of the Netherlands and submitted a complaint to the institution with the authority to fight discrimination, without requesting assistance from the diplomatic mission of Romania. The Tilburg City Hall and the Anti-Discrimination Organization are currently investigating this case. In addition, according to the information that the spokesperson of the Tilburg City Hall sent to the Romanian Embassy in The Hague, the competent authorities in Tilburg have so far not been able to contact the owner or administrator of the accommodation offered for rent. “, the institution also clarified.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that the Embassy of Romania in The Hague is keeping this case in mind and is ready to provide consular assistance to the Romanian citizen in accordance with its powers.

“The Ministry of Economy of Romania demonstrates zero tolerance and will always act promptly and decisively when data appears on possible cases of discrimination that Romanian citizens may be subjected to,” the ministry also notes.

They refused because he is Romanian

Romanian Alexandru Hegi, whose case came to light after he was refused accommodation at a hotel in Tilburg, Holland, due to his nationality, said on his Facebook page that he had received a message from the booking platform through which Booking informed him that he had refused cooperation with this hotel.

Additionally, the accommodation unit is no longer searchable on the popular hospitality booking platform.

In the subdivision, the tourist was informed that according to the agreement with the city administration, the hotel cannot accept him. The Romanian was contacted by a local councilor from Tilburg who told him that he had asked for an opinion on the matter, the Dutch politician admitted that the problem was “wider”.

• A hotel in Tilburg refused to accommodate the researcher because he is Romanian. The booking platform immediately took tough measures and the Dutch authorities are investigating the case