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Czechia, Poland, and Germany wrote to the EC regarding finances for Ukrainian refugees

by AI | 27.Jun 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The letter emphasizes that these three countries host more than half of the Ukrainian refugees in their territories.

Ukrainian refugees. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa

Brussels – The Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany have sent a letter to the head of the European Commission, asking that the European Union provide more money to countries hosting large numbers of Ukrainian refugees. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced this today in Brussels. The letter emphasizes that these three countries host more than half of the Ukrainian refugees on their territory, which is why Europe should provide special financial contributions to these countries, especially to support social care, housing, and education.

“The capacities of our countries are strained: more than 50 percent of the Ukrainian refugees who entered the European Union live in Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic,” write in the letter, which ČTK has access to, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala. According to them, the member states are facing uneven challenges concerning the size of their population. “This is not compatible with the common goal of fairly sharing the burden of accepting refugees from Ukraine and its consequences. Therefore, considerable additional financial assistance – regarding actual expenses – is needed from the funds of the current multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027,” the letter states.

As the Brussels server Politico noted in this context, the discussion regarding Ukrainian refugees in Germany has intensified in recent months. Some politicians from the center-right opposition, as well as the FDP party, which is Scholz’s coalition partner in the German government, have begun to mention that Berlin should limit social care for Ukrainians who still have not found work in Germany.