1,988 Asylum Seekers Slag in the Registration Center in Ter Apel in the Night from Tuesday to Wednesday. This Brought The Number Below the Maximum Limit of Two Thousand. The Coa had Transferred Asylum Seekers to Other Locations, Including A Church in Leiden.
A Night Earlier, 2,120 People Slag in the Center of Ter Apel. For Each Night That The Maxim is Exceeded, The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) Must Pay a Penalty of 50,000 euros.
On Tuesday, a Coa Spokesperson already Told Nu.nl that a number of Places would Become available. “We are working hard to ensure that we can remain within the capacity, in a safe and liveable manner,” The Spokesperson Said.
Seventy to Eighty People Were Able to Find accommodation in a Vacant Church in Leiden. The Building Has Been Set Up As Emergency Crisis Shelter, Writes Press Agency ANP .
Since the end of last year, the coa managed to remain below the maximum of two thousand asylum seekers in Ter Apel for ten Months. But at the beginning of September, The Limit was Exceeded Again. This is a result of temporary closures of other reception locations.
Due to the Exceedances, the Fines for the Coa Have Risen to 700,000 euros.
The Coa is an Organization That Works on Behalf of the Government and Receives An Annual Budget for This. The fines are paid from that budget to the muticiDality of Westerwolde.