Overview

• The Ter Apel intake counted 2,075 people last night, breaching the 2,000 cap that triggers €50,000 per day in penalties up to €5 million.
• COA’s cumulative fines owed to the municipality of Westerwolde have reached about €350,000 after repeated overnights above the limit.
• In a letter to demissionary prime minister Dick Schoof, the VNG requested talks this week and called for immediate national control, citing intimidation of officials and an unworkable reception chain.
• Local plans continue to stall as Amersfoort withdrew two proposed azc sites after tumultuous meetings, while Teylingen confirmed the Voorhout plan was dropped because COA could not make the finances work.
• A Groningen court will rule within two weeks on Het Hogeland’s refusal to re‑admit a Ukrainian couple, a case municipalities say could set a nationwide precedent.