When signing a letter of intent in June, the parties expressed the expectation that a multi-year agreement would be in place by October 1. That deadline has now passed almost six weeks. Soestdijk and COA as well as the municipality of Baarn told RTV Utrecht that they still assume that the contract will be finalized. A COA spokesperson does not want to anticipate what will happen if they cannot reach an agreement. “We assume the positive.”
More asylum seekers received at Soestdijk Palace
