Ukrainian refugees struggle with the decision to stay in the EU or return home
Kyiv • UNN
Ukrainian refugees in Europe face a difficult choice: return home or stay in the EU, with some countries, such as Germany, accepting them on a long-term basis despite employment problems.
Ukrainian refugees in Europe face a difficult choice - to return to Ukraine, where the war is raging, or stay abroad. This is what The New York Times writes, UNN reports .
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It is noted that despite the growth in public opinion in European countries, the local authorities consider the reception of Ukrainians to be a success. authorities consider it a success. For example, Germany has announced its desire to offer Ukrainian refugees a long-term future in the country.
37-year-old Iryna Khomych, who is currently living in Germany with her 8-year-old daughter her 8-year-old daughter, said: "My heart says to go back. But I want I want the best future for my daughter."
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Despite the difficulties in finding work abroad, there are more and more people are considering Europe as their new home.
For the first 8, 10, 12 months, they waited and thought: "Then we will will come back, we will build a new Ukraine after the war". But now they are learning German and are looking for work
He acknowledged the difficult emotional choice involved in the decision to stay, but said that to stay, but said that from the city's point of view, Ukrainians have become an asset that can to fill the city's labor shortage.
As of August 2023, there are 2.4 million Ukrainians known to have who have traveled abroad and returned. Approximately the same number of our citizens left and did not return, meaning that approximately 50% of refugees are already at home.
