Broken Europe: Asylum seekers are paid €79 million due to late fees on their asylum applications in the Netherlands (opens in new tab)

Every time an asylum seeker’s case is not processed on time in the Netherlands, that asylum seeker is getting paid late fees, with this sum reaching a record-breaking €79 million in 2025. The latest figure shows a staggering increase from the €36.8 million paid in 2024. This information was revealed in the Immigration and Naturalization […]