Slovakia’s Ministry of Interior Reveals With New Plan to Tackle Migration
The decision has been confirmed by the Minister of the Interior, Roman Mikulec, during the government meeting held on October 5, AtoZSerwisPlus.comreports.
The Minister informed the government about the proposal of the country’s Ministry of the Interior regarding the fulfilment of solidarity obligations in the field of migration.
The material, among others, consists of a plan which aims to push authorities in Slovakia to complete the obligations in the field of resettlement and humanitarian reception for the years 2023 to 2025 drawn from the Fund for Asylum, Migration as well as Integration for the years 2021-2027.
According to a statement provided by the Ministry of the Interior of Slovakia, the intention is to submit to the European Commission an estimated provision of financial resources for Slovakia for the given period.
The statement of the same Ministry notes that if the country decides to accept third-country citizens in Slovakia, in this way, it would be possible to reimburse the costs associated with it up to a total of 10,000 euros per person admitted to the country.
In this regard, the Interior Minister, Roman Mikulec, said that next year, the government of Slovakia would consider the possibility of selecting more than 100 vulnerable people from Russia and Belarus as part of the resettlement mechanism or humanitarian admission in order to stay in Slovakia.
“Today’s material was, therefore, only informative with the aim of informing my colleagues in the government about the steps that the Ministry of the Interior is taking to strengthen our capacities in the field of migration from EU sources. Any binding decision in this direction is subject to approval by the Government of the Slovak Republic,” Interior Minister pointed out in this regard.
In addition, the Ministry of the Interior announced that it would submit a proposal to the European Commission on Friday, October 7.
“In this planning phase of the new budget period for the AMIF Fund, the Slovak Republic confirms to its partners in the EU that it is interested in being a solitary member of the common challenge that migration represents for the European Union,” director of the Migration Office of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic, Ján Orlovský, has stressed.
Slovakia is continuously receiving a large number of migrants who attempt to reach this country unlawfully.
