Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

EU Response to the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine: Engagement with Ambassador of Slovakia

H.E. Mr. Igor Pokojný:

It definitely is a challenge. All European countries are working on something that will be permanent. Following the General Affairs Council and Foreign Affairs Council there will be an EU summit. We do not know the answer yet but we are working it. European countries answered very swiftly and I am really happy that they are sharing the burden. We do not have the problems we had with the migration process in 2015 and 2016. No country has opted out and refused to take any refugees. The response at the EU level is great and the burden is being shared. Special humanitarian logistics hubs have been opened in countries neighbouring Ukraine - in Poland and Romania. Two hubs have also opened in Slovakia recently. This is one of the ways EU help is provided to Slovakia.

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