The study was executed by research group DSP-groep, the Tilburg University and EEPA. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the 2% tax diaspora tax, also known as the ‘Recovery and Rehabilitation Tax’ at the European level. The research is based on interviews, with Eritrean diaspora members as well as experts, and extensive literature review. Earlier reports of the intimidation, coercion, threats and fear that accompany the collection of the diaspora tax are confirmed in the study. The Dutch government calls it unacceptable and states that the manner of diaspora tax collection adds to the integration difficulties and the inability to detach from Eritrea that is felt by the Eritrean diaspora in the Netherlands.
