Breda Opens Emergency Shelter for Asylum Seekers, Following Minister's Plea for Solidarity Between Municipalities

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The Brabant city is accommodating up to five hundred people in an event hall. "We hope that other municipalities will follow this example," says the responsible alderman.

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In Breda, the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) is opening an emergency reception location. This concerns the Breepark event venue. The location will be open for three months, in April, July, and August. There is capacity for a maximum of 500 asylum seekers. Three years ago, 500 asylum seekers were also accommodated at Breepark. 'The various reception locations for asylum seekers in the Netherlands are overcrowded,' states…

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Breda is coming to the aid of reception agency COA with a temporary emergency shelter for up to five hundred asylum seekers. The shelter is being set up in the Breepark event venue, on the outskirts of the Brabant city.