Czech Republic can no longer accept refugees from Ukraine – PM

17:32, 17.03.2022 1 min read

Approximately 270,000 refugees from Ukraine have arrived in the Czech Republic, and the authorities are already running out of resources to accept everyone who wants to stay in the country without any problems, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Thursday.

"We have to admit that we are at the very edge when we can accept [these refugees] without problems," the Associated Press (AP) quoted the prime minister as saying.

According to the agency, the majority of Ukrainian refugees are women and children.

AP notes that the Czech government is making efforts to issue long-term residence permits to refugees in the country, to ensure their access to health care and education. Also, a plan is being discussed at the parliament to allow refugees to be hired even without documents authorizing the performance of work.