Charles Bridge in Prague. Archival photoPRAGUE, June 14The City Hall of Prague decided to close the refugee center from Wednesday due to the fact that the largest number of Ukrainian refugees arriving in the Czech Republic are sent to the city and the city no longer has the capacity to accommodate them , Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib said on Tuesday. «This center has been closed since Wednesday. We hope that the government will be able to redistribute the flow of refugees so that they are more evenly sent to all regions of the republic,» Hřib said.
The expert explained why it is not profitable for the Czech Republic to support Poland According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, of the approximately 370 thousand Ukrainian refugees who arrived in the republic after February 24, 53.6 thousand people accepted Prague and the adjacent Central Czech region. Another 11 regions received from 10,000 to 21,000 people. Two regions, Pilsen and South Moravia, received 27,000 and 36,000 people, respectively. According to Hřib, Prague no longer has the capacity to receive and accommodate new refugees, about which he repeatedly warned members of the Cabinet. On Friday, Hřib intends to once again raise the issue of a more even distribution of refugees at a meeting with Prime Minister Petr Fiala. At the same time, the prime minister had already stated in advance that he did not consider the decision of the Prague mayor's office to close the center reasonable, and Interior Minister Vit Rakusan expressed a similar opinion. The heads of some regions of the Czech Republic called the decision of the mayor of Prague «non-collegiate.» However, Grzhib rejects criticism, citing specific figures for the placement of refugees in certain regions as an argument. In addition, Hzhib adds, a new tourist season is starting, and the city authorities must vacate those hotels and boarding houses in which refugees were temporarily accommodated and urgently look for new premises for them. Refugees arriving from Ukraine, after registering in Prague and regional centers, receive the right to live in the republic for one year, as well as the right to social and medical support, education and work. According to the Ministry of Labor, more than 70,000 Ukrainian refugees have now found work in various firms and enterprises, as well as in the service sector. Time to go home. Europe is tired of Ukrainian refugees
