Frisian Asylum Center to Remain Open, Frustrating Locals - DutchNews.nl
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The asylum seekers' center near the Frisian village of Balk will remain open for another three years longer than planned. The Ministry of Justice and Security informed the municipality of De Fryske Marren of this. The municipality is reacting to the decision with "disappointment and frustration" and is preparing legal action, reports Omrop Fryslân. The asylum seekers' center in Balk opened in 2016 for a period of five years. That period was su…
The municipality of De Fryske Marren is displeased with a message it received this week from the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA). In it, the COA states that it intends to keep the asylum seeker reception center on the Wikelerdyk in Balk open for another three years. That is unacceptable to De Fryske Marren, the municipality stated on Thursday.
The mayor of De Friese Meren is named Stoel, and he stands firm on his feet regarding the asylum seeker centre (AZC) dossier. So firm, in fact, that he is prepared to wage a legal battle against the central government and the COA concerning the Balk AZC. It opened its doors in 2016 and was supposed to remain open for five years, but that was extended, continued, and stretched out, and now we are ten years down the line and it is scheduled to clo…
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