Ukraine to rely on incentives for citizen repatriation — PM Shmyhal
Ukraine will not introduce coercive
measures to encourage refugees
to return from abroad, relying on a system of incentives instead, Ukrainian PM
Denys Shmyhal said at a Cabinet meeting on March 5.
Talking about ways the government plans to entice Ukrainian citizens to return home after fleeing the war, he said: "It's not about administrative measures, it's strictly about incentives." According to him, those would include subsidized housing programs and small business loans.
Shmyhal also noted that Ukraine continues to recover from the damage caused by the ongoing war with Russia, with UAH 9.3 billion ($242 million) being allocated to rebuild damaged and destroyed infrastructure across the country since 2022.
Recent media reports referenced unnamed diplomats saying Ukraine is negotiating with EU officials to adjust the bloc's immigration rules to encourage more Ukrainians to return from abroad.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that with enough air defense systems to protect its cities from Russian drone and missile strikes, Ukraine could facilitate the return of millions of its citizens, helping the country’s economic recovery.
On Feb. 14, Ukraine's envoy to the EU, Vsevolod Chentsov, reported that there are currently between four to six million Ukrainians living in the European Union.
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