Portugal “strongly committed” to rebuilding Ukraine’s schools
“Portugal is determined, particularly, in the region I will be visiting, and that will be the place where we are going to make the reconstruction of schools as easy as possible. We would like ready schools to be ready. that US studies schools are preparing for the next one, said the minister after a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“We are talking about destroyed Ukrainian schools, regardless of the dynamics of the war, it is fundamental how Ukraine’s children have the possibility to continue their school life. of Portuguese diplomacy.
Cravinho was last month in Jitomir, Ukraine, where he discussed with the Ukrainian authorities possibilities for Portugal to support the reconstruction of this region, particularly focused on education and schools.
In addition to supporting an international organization of schools, the MNE informed that local authorities also, together with other partners, will define the curricular basis for students in the region.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also informed on Wednesday that the European Union will allocate “100 million euros to build schools” destroyed by Moscow’s forces, in addition to the “19 billion euros” ” of aid delivered to Ukraine, including military equipment.
Von der Leyen made the announcement during his State of the European Union address before the European Parliament and in the presence of Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska.
Since the beginning of the war, the President of the European Commission has circumvented that backpacks in Ukraine go to school with two children: the Ukrainian school and an emergency school with water, first-aid material and a change of underwear.
“Imagine what it’s like to send children to school and not know if they’ll see each other again at the end of the day,” he told MEPs.
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