Supporters slam coalition plans to stop youth service scheme
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Social organisations and political parties have raised the alarm at the new coalition’s plans to scrap a national citizen service scheme aimed at encouraging young people to give back to society. One of the budgetary savings of the new coalition is to scrap a community service and youth talent develoment plan known as MDT or maatschappelijke diensttijd in Dutch. The project, which had a €200 million annual budget pledge from the previous government, is a kind of civilian version of

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