On behalf of the labour market region of Friesland, the municipality of Leeuwarden receives EUR 6.3 million from the European Corona Emergency Fund called REACT-EU. These funds have been made available by the European Commission to address the employment and social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Leeuwarden distributes this European subsidy to all Frisian municipalities. Municipalities are using this subsidy for support and mediation for employment of more than 4,200 inhabitants who have been receiving unemployment benefits since February 2020. Friesland also wants to make extra efforts with this money on the integration of refugees who have settled here a few years ago.