Italy, home to the largest Ukrainian community in the European Union, has taken in nearly 10,000 refugees since the start of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, ANSA, Italian news agency, reported on Monday.
According to estimates by the Ministry of the Interior, the country can expect a flood of at least 800,000 Ukrainians, the agency reported, indicating that the government is “ready” to receive them.
The Executive has declared a state of humanitarian emergency from February 25 until December 31 in order to make faster arrangements to assist refugees and facilitate family reunification procedures.
The Ministry of the Interior has already reserved 16,000 places in reception centers managed under the authority of the prefectures, which have also signed agreements with convents and hotels.
The government has also released an initial fund of 500,000 euros for Ukrainian schoolchildren, students, researchers and professors so that they can benefit from language courses and attend educational establishments or research institutes.
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