Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Integration of refugees from Ukraine is needed, ombudsman says

Photo: library

Accommodating Ukrainian refugees in resorts is a short-term solution. According to the ombudsman Diana Kovacheva, sate-owned recreation centers and hotels are often in remote places and this hinders the integration of refugees. Speaking to BNT, Kovacheva pointed out the need to find a clearer approach that would allow refugees to stand on their feet and be self-reliant.

According to the ombudsman, the state provides help but in this case there was an unpleasant discord emerging between Bulgarians and Ukrainian refugees and this should not be allowed. According to Kovacheva, the solution is having a balance of interests and a long-term policy. "It's not good for the people from Ukraine, too. We would provide them with a vacation by the sea, but how would this help them feel more integrated and secure for their future?"

Meanwhile, it was reported that Ukrainian forces regained about 20 percent of the territory they lost in the city of Severodonetsk during battles against the Russian army, BTA informed.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Sunshine, rising daytime temperatures expected on Monday

On Monday the weather will be mostly sunny, in the afternoon there will be scattered high clouds. Almost quiet weather is expected. Minimum temperatures will be mainly between minus 3°C and 2°C, slightly lower in the valleys of western Bulgaria, in..

published on 11/24/24 6:15 PM
Rumen Radev in Vietnam

President Radev meets with Vietnamese citizens who studied and worked in Bulgaria during his Vietnam visit

Rumen Radev's visit to Vietnam began with a meeting with the community of Vietnamese citizens who have studied and worked in Bulgaria - representatives of the Vietnam-Bulgaria Friendship Association. Hundreds of Vietnamese citizens are members of the..

published on 11/24/24 5:00 PM
MP Nadezhda Yordanova from PP-DB

PP-DB MP Yordanova: There is no agreement with GERB for a governing majority and posts

The deputy from "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" Nadezhda Yordanova has denied the information that an agreement was reached with GERB - SDS for the formation of a governing majority , on the basis of which Atanas Atanasov from the..

published on 11/24/24 4:01 PM