EU Grants €15.8 Million to Slovakia Due to Influx of Ukrainian Refugees Fleeing War
Given that the EU Commission redistributed emergency aid funds among the Member States affected most by the mass influx of people from Ukraine, Slovakia was allocated funds of €6.5 million within the framework of emergency aid from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and €9.3 million within the Instrument for Financial Management and Border and Visa Policy (BMVI), AtoZSerwisPlus.pl reports.
The country’s public support identified in the grant agreement comes as assistance for providing first reception to displaced persons from Ukraine through national, local or regional authorities and civil society.
“Based on statistical data, the European Commission redistributed emergency aid funds among the member states that were most affected by the mass influx of people from Ukraine. The Ministry of the Interior, as the managing body for the programs of the Funds for the field of internal affairs, asked the European Commission for emergency assistance from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) as well as from the Instrument for Financial Management of Borders and Visa Policy (BMVI),” the statement issued by the Ministry of the Interior reads.
The Ministry also noted that the evaluation of the performance of the indicators would be presented to the EU Commission in the form of a final report in October of this year.
According to the Ministry, the condition for the withdrawal of financial resources is the fulfilment of the following indicators:
- total capacity in reception facilities of first contact
- total accommodation capacity
- capacity in means of transport from the border to reception facilities of first contact, or from facilities of first contact to accommodation centres
In this regard, the Ministry of the Interior, Roman Mikulec, emphasised that since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Slovak Republic has stood in solidarity with the Ukrainian refugees who were expelled from their homes.
“After several visits, representatives of European institutions also stated this directly on the eastern border. I am glad that the EU appreciated our solidarity and allocated funds for the countries most affected by the refugee crisis,” he also added.
As the Ministry explains, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, more than 800,000 people have crossed the Slovak border, of which more than 94,000 have sought temporary shelter.
Regarding the solution to the migration crisis, the Ministry of the Interior implemented a wide range of activities, from the provision of emergency accommodation, through the continuous operation of high-capacity centres to printing leaflets for easier communication with Ukrainian refugees.
