EU disburses further €100 million to countries hosting refugees

The European Commission has made available a further €100 million to seven Member States that have been hosting large numbers of refugees. 

The decision follows the 9 April Global Pledging event ‘Stand Up for Ukraine’, where the Commission committed up to €400 million to support refugees from Ukraine in the most affected Member States. 

The first tranche of €248 million as emergency assistance was allocated to five front line Member States in May: Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia. 

This second tranche will support Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. 

These funds can be used for offering immediate assistance to refugees, such as food, transport, temporary accommodation, and integrating refugees, especially the vulnerable ones, such as unaccompanied minors. 

The remaining €52 million will be channeled at a later stage towards emerging needs, such as accommodation projects, providing quality psychological first aid, mental health and psychosocial support to persons fleeing Ukraine.

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