The new coalition’s decision to scrap legislation to ensure all Dutch local authorities take in their fair share of refugees has already led to a drop of 2,000 to 2,500 beds, refugee settlement agency COA confirmed on Wednesday. Now the future of the legislation is in doubt, councils are cancelling or delaying decisions on providing housing for new arrivals, the COA said, adding that this means hundreds of people may have nowhere to sleep in the short term. “This could Read this story
