The Netherlands, explained in English · Tuesday 13 October 2026Tue 13 Oct

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The Netherlands, explained

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Asylum penalty payments are fines that the Dutch government must pay to an asylum seeker when an authority misses a legal deadline, for example by not deciding an application in time or not providing the reception the law requires. They are meant to push the authorities to act faster. The article refers to a bill in the Eerste Kamer that would abolish them.

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