Denmark to build 'Ukraine towns' to house refugees, says immigration minister

Denmark is planning to construct what the nation’s immigration and integration minister has termed “Ukraine cities” to accommodate the big variety of refugees anticipated to reach from the war-hit nation over the approaching months.

“We're making ready for Ukrainians to be accommodated in some type of Ukraine cities, the place there might be baby care and training for youngsters in Ukrainian, by which the Ukrainians themselves may take part,” Mattias Tesfaye stated in an interview with newspaper Berlingske.

Tesfaye stated the variety of refugees in Denmark may finally attain 100,000, 5 occasions greater than beforehand estimated, with that quantity probably exceeding 40,000 by Easter, already double the variety of Syrians who arrived in 2015.

Whereas the plans are nonetheless at an early stage, Tesfaye stated that the websites might be situated round disused services like faculties, hospitals, barracks or care properties, with every accommodating a whole lot of refugees.

In an interview with the identical publication on Friday, Martin Damm, chairman of the Danish municipalities, stated that with so many Ukrainians arriving proper now it was not doable for the Danish welfare system to soak up all of them within the regular manner, therefore the seek for different options.

“It isn't an optimum resolution, however it's a doable resolution,” he stated, including that when Syrian refugees arrived a number of years in the past there have been round 30,000 in two years. “If we're to have 100,000 in 12 weeks, it presents another challenges,” he stated.

Denmark has historically had a restrictive migration coverage and Tesfaye has beforehand acknowledged his need of getting internet zero asylum seekers coming into the nation.

Earlier this week Denmark’s authorities stated that it was occupied with a "fast-track" scheme that might velocity up the pathway for Ukrainian refugees to hitch the native labour market.

Almost 19,000 Ukrainians have utilized for a Danish residence allow because the battle in Ukraine started, with greater than 2,600 having been granted.