Nearly 266,000 Romanian and foreign citizens Saturday crossed in and out of Romania, the border police announced. According to a news release issued on Sunday, out of the over 112,000 people who entered Romania, 8,784 were Ukrainian nationals.
Since February 10, 2022, two weeks before the start of the Russian invasion of that country, more than 4 million Ukrainian citizens have entered Romania. Most of them transited the country en route to Western Europe, but over 100,000 have chosen to stay here.
The government of Romania decided that private citizens that host Ukrainian refugees will only be refunded accommodation and meal expenses until the end of this month. As of May 1, the people coming into Romania from Ukraine will receive directly a fixed amount to cover immediate accommodation and food expenses for 4 months. The money will be paid from the funds of emergency inspectorates.
After this 4-month period, financial aid will only be provided for accommodation, until the end of this year, and the refugees are encouraged to enrol with Romanian employment agencies in order to benefit from the same rights and benefits as Romanian nationals.
Radio Romania International
