US EditionCoa Already Pays 4 Million Euros in Fines for Overcrowded Ter Apel
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The maximum fine of five million euros for the overcrowded registration center in Ter Apel is fast approaching. The center has been structurally accommodating more than two thousand asylum seekers for weeks. This means the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) has once again exceeded the limit set by the court.
The COA's penalty has risen to over €4 million. The reception organization is paying this fine because its registration center in Ter Apel, Groningen, has been consistently overcrowded since the end of January. Last weekend, the number of asylum seekers present again exceeded the permitted 2,000. Since the beginning of September, the COA has been paying a daily penalty of €50,000 to the municipality of Westerwolde, which includes Ter Apel. With …
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