The first group of immigrants from Ukraine went to the first day of the week in the Czech Republic
Alexander Kuranov. The first group of 40 immigrants From Ukraine went to the first day of the week on the bus in the Czech Republic, told national radio.
"The first group of 40 immigrants From Ukraine went to the first day of the week on the bus from the village Echogram Zaporozhye region on the land of their ancestors in the Czech Republic ", - said in the report.
Village Echogram founded in 1869 by immigrants from the Czech Republic, designed by the tsarist government for the development of vacant territories. Total area of Ukraine, then moved a few thousand Czechs. Since the middle of last century their descendants gradually began to return to their homeland.
A large group of immigrants arrived in the Czech Republic immediately upon completion of the Second world war, the next wave came in the early 1990's, which was caused by the collapse of the USSR, and the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster.
New repatriation process began last year With several mass appeals of Citizens of Ukraine, with Czech roots, to the President of the Republic milo? Semana. They asked the head of the country to assist them in relocating to the Czech Republic due To the difficult economic situation and the beginning of the military conflict in the East of Ukraine.
Zeman quickly responded to these appeals, and gave the job to the heads of the foreign Ministry and interior Ministry to consider them and begin the process of repatriation. A month ago in Odessa started to work special delegation, composed of employees of these ministries, which were considered the personal appeals of Citizens of Ukraine, whose ancestors were natives of Bohemia.
in the end, the first 140 people during the March will move on continuous residence in the Czech Republic, and the joint delegation of the foreign Ministry and the interior Ministry in the near future will continue its work in Ukraine.
Among immigrants - most citizens of different ages and professions, there is large family, representing 3 generations. For six months They will live in apartments provided by the Ministry of internal Affairs, during this period of time will receive medical insurance, brush the Czech language, they will help to find a job and will provide for the first time in 50 thousand CZK ($2080) for each person. Now several companies have applied to the Ministry of internal Affairs With the initiative of the workers for immigrants From Ukraine.
Just for 2015 Czech government has allocated for repatriation process 66 million kroons (2, 75 million dollars).