Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Bohuslav Sobotka visited a hotel in the town of Červená nad Vltavou, where 83 settlers from Ukraine are currently housed
Recently, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Bohuslav Sobotka, accompanied by Interior Minister Milan Chovanec, visited a hotel in the town of Červená nad Vltavou, where 83 settlers from Ukraine are currently housed. The arriving children already attend school in the town of Milevsko. Two people from among ethnic Czechs recently left the temporary shelter and went to their Czech relatives.
They all arrived in the country a month ago, some by bus and some by a special flight. To obtain the right to resettle under the government program being implemented, one must confirm their Czech roots. All applications are then carefully checked by the Ministry of the Interior. When issuing permanent residence permits, preference is now given to compatriots from the eastern part of Ukraine.
“First of all, we dealt with the regions of Ukraine where hostilities are ongoing. Western Ukraine is calmer and there is no such serious pressure pushing people to immediate resettlement. Therefore, the second wave is planned for the end of this year and the beginning of next,” explains Czech Interior Minister Milan Chovanec.
In the hotel in Červená nad Vltavou, settlers can stay for six months. During this period, they are provided with accommodation, meals, and intensive Czech language lessons.
Within six months, the head of the Ministry of the Interior's committee for asylum issues, Tomáš Hajšman, is confident that everyone will be able to find work and new permanent housing. To speed up the process, settlers are assisted by assistants. “To some extent, they will look for work and housing themselves,” says a representative of the Ministry of the Interior. “To a greater extent, of course, they will be helped by employees of a charitable organization, and together with them, the Ministry of the Interior. I think that within 6 months, none of the first wave of settlers will remain here. New opportunities will arise. And a long stay in temporary institutions of this kind does not benefit their further social development.”
The Czech state will also provide one-time financial assistance to all settlers from among Ukrainian ethnic Czechs. 50,000 koruna (1,800 euros) will be allocated for each adult, as well as 20,000 koruna (over 700 euros) for the support of children.