Slovakia also has centers ready for homeless Ukrainians, first it is going to use asylum centers, in the next phase of the building under the ministry.
“The government is very qualified. Even the offer of help to people looks relatively favorable to the refugees, as he is used to in Slovakia, “he said. On Thursday, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger called on Slovaks to have sympathy for Ukrainians fleeing the conflict.
The Slovak government has set aside one million euros for humanitarian aid to Ukraine, having previously provided Kiev with medical supplies and two demining systems. Slovakia will give another 13 million euros (325 million crowns) for measures in connection with a possible migration wave from Ukraine. The cabinet of Prime Minister Eduard Heger also approved the amendment of asylum legislation.
According to Dritomsky, the least people go to the border with Ukraine and Slovakia due to transport accessibility and geographical conditions. “On the one hand, we are further west from the places of conflict, at the same time the arteries and highways are more directed to Poland or Romania. Our border is the shortest, “he said. However, according to Dritomský, border crossings with other countries are similarly busy.
According to Czech Television correspondent Petr Obrovsky, who maps the situation at the border, the Slovak police reported that 7.5 thousand Ukrainians had crossed the border in the last two days, which is about twice as normal. “At the moment when the crossings cease to manage the situation, the state wants to set up so-called hotspots along the border, at which it will register mainly people without valid travel documents and will also provide them with medical care,” said Obrovský.
He added that, according to the Ministry of the Interior, so far only fourteen Ukrainians, who are located in the asylum center in Humenné, have applied for international protection.
Poland reports almost 30,000 refugees
According to the onet.pl portal, thousands of people from Ukraine, mainly women and children, also arrived in the city of Przemyśl in the south-east of Poland. They filled the local station, where local authorities prepared sunbeds, food and drink and medical care for them. “Ninety percent of women come to the station with children, there are also a few elderly and disabled people,” said Przemyśl Mayor Wojciech Bakun. “They are united by the fact that they are fleeing the war,” he added.
He said about Przemyśl that this is the first place that is safe for them. More trains are waiting there on Friday, and Ukrainians fleeing the city due to Russian aggression are also approaching cars from the Medyce border crossing. Thousands of people from the Polish interior also came to this village to take their relatives or acquaintances from Ukraine from the border.
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According to Polish authorities, 29,000 people from Ukraine came to the country in the last day. Regional Border Guard spokesman Piotr Zakielarz said border traffic was facilitated by the Polish government’s decision to abandon control of arrivals from Ukraine against 19-covid, and it is not necessary to order quarantine.
Poland has set up nine reception centers at border crossings with Ukraine. Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński said that the authorities would act flexibly and, for example, would not allow a child arriving from Ukraine without a passport to be admitted to the country. Representatives of all Polish voivodships have expressed their willingness to accept migrants from Ukraine.
Warsaw, for example, promises to help all those fleeing the war, and the Krakow leadership has said it is ready to provide refuge to 17,000 refugees. Poland is preparing for a massive wave of migration. About one and a half million Ukrainians currently live in the country, and the government has announced several times that it is ready to accept up to a million people fleeing the conflict.
“Poland will accept anyone fleeing the war. Everyone who wants to get help in Poland will get it on Polish territory, “confirmed Michal Dworczyk, the head of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s office, on Friday.
The Czechia will simplify the residence permit, giving 1.5 billion crowns to help refugees
The Czech Republic is also preparing assistance to refugees from the conflict-affected country. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Vít Rakušan (STAN) proposed to the government to release 1.5 billion crowns to solve the new refugee crisis, in the first wave he expects to accept around five thousand Ukrainians. “We have prepared a four-stage plan for preparedness for the migration wave,” added Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) after the government approved the proposal.
The money will be used to provide accommodation, food, hygiene, assistance, pocket money or refugee transport. “In the orange level, it is primary aid, it is not a more complex integration or arranging of school attendance, it is a primary aid in an emergency,” the minister specified.
According to Fiala, the extension and permission of Ukrainians to stay in the country will also be facilitated. Upon arrival, people will apply for a residence permit, which will be for four months, according to the Austrian it will be a one-page application. With this so-called toleration visa, they will also be able to start working and earn money, they will not have to wait for a special work permit, the deputy prime minister added.
