LOOK OUT of a train window in Dutch farm country, and much of what you see is glass: row after row of greenhouses. At René Simons’s farm 60km south-east of Rotterdam, the raspberry bushes ramble across acres of trellises. The workers who pick them are mostly from eastern Europe—Poles and Bulgarians in peak season or Ukrainians, who often stay longer. “We have a few ladies from near Lviv now,” says Mr Simons. “We tell them, if it gets tough there, you can always stay here.”
The immigrants Europe quietly wants more of
Related Posts
Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
February 3, 2025
2:52 am
The French government’s survival is now in Socialist hands
January 31, 2025
10:23 am
Inside Europe, border checks are creeping back
January 31, 2025
4:22 am