Eva Vlaardingerbroek

But only 2.7%, for example, of the Dutch population is a practicing Catholic.

And in the Netherlands, it's half-half.

You have like 50% in name at least is Protestant, 50% is Catholic.

And only 2.7% is practicing.

That tells you, you know, the situation of my homeland.

I have to say, this is my home.

You know, I'm Dutch.

I'm married to an Italian, our young boy.

He's 13 months old now.

He's both, obviously.

This is my home.

Unless, you know, I don't want to spend my days in a prison cell because I will be good to no one.

And I'm genuinely fearful that that is where we are heading, that that's what they will do to people like me who voice the things that I think.

But as long as I have, I will do everything in my power to avoid that from happening.

Because I really do still have hope.

I really do think that we should all have hope, even though it looks bleak for us.

Because if you lose the hope, there's no point in fighting.

And that's the last thing that I want.

Because I think it's the first thing that our establishment wants, is for people here to become demoralized, to say things like, oh, it's just over for Europe.

There's no future for us.