Aid to Ukraine in Prague: City Hall criticizes opposition
In recent weeks, the municipality has set aside CZK 250 million to help refugees. The Prague Assistance Center has already handled about 39,000 people.
Help with town halls
“Needed immediately assist the city districts, who bear the consequences of the refugee crisis. We will suggest, as was the case at the time of coronavirus, CZK 300 per inhabitant of the city district. The team will ensure a fair graduation according to the size of each city districtand“ said Prokop.
The town halls would initially use the allocated one and then bill the municipality. The money she left would be returned to the municipality. At the same time, the money would be tied only to the mentioned aid and could not be used for anything else. “I think it’s the most transparent and transparent option,” said Prokop.
representatives want to present YES to the representatives’ meeting next week. “If the situation does not change by then, I believe that we will agree on this at the meeting of the council, because it worries many mayors,” said Prokop. According to him, the city could take the money from its reserve, which is in the order of tens of billions.
Dividing children
According to YES, the municipality must also solve the problems when dividing refugees into city districts and children into schools. According to the deputy and deputy mayor of Prague 13 Marcela Plesníková (YES), the town hall already has some problems with places for Ukrainian children. In Prague 13, where a large number of foreigners live, an influx of up to 900 children is expected into schools. “We need quick, systematic and effective help from the municipality and the state,” she said.
Communication is the key
MP and deputy Patrik Nacher (YES) criticized the cooperation with the town halls from the city. According to him, “vertical” cooperation between the state, Prague and town halls is not working properly. Nacher does not see coordination of procedures. “Because of ‘non-coordination’, some neighborhoods are under more pressure than others.” he said.
Like Nacher, the city’s leadership has been criticized by the opposition ODS today. “It is not possible for the municipality not to communicate with the city districts, to release them any funds, to issue chaotic instructions, he wanted to accommodate refugees only in gyms. This is not a conceptual solution, “said ODS Chairman Zdeněk Zajíček. At the same time, the Civic Democrats called on the Prague leadership to examine the possibility of using all available space on its property.
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