The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) must pay more than 10 million euros in fines to municipalities for problems at its locations, with the total climbing above that mark over the weekend. The largest share of the penalties went to the municipality of Westerwolde in Groningen, home to the Ter Apel registration center.Ter Apel is allowed to house a maximum of 2,000 asylum seekers. The COA paid 1.5 million euros in fines du…
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