Haarlem council welcomes extra asylum seekers, but critical of the lack of emergency shelter

Haarlem is prepared to temporarily receive 106 asylum seekers on a passenger boat in the Spaarne from Monday. But the city council and mayor Jos Wienen are critical of the central government for allowing the large shortage of reception places to grow. “It is also cheaper if you constantly have and keep a large capacity available,” Wienen said in a political debate last night.