German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported that German Finance Minister Christian Lindner proposed a reevaluation of the legal status for Ukrainian refugees.
Lindner, in an interview with the outlet suggested lowering welfare payments for those receiving benefits and increasing employment.
Lindner said that Ukrainians shouldn’t automatically qualify for the higher Burgergeld payments. These payments are usually for residents, and cover social and economical needs, even if they are not employed.
He recommended that instead, benefits aligned more closely with asylum seekers be offered, along with tools for labor market integration.
Lindner said, “They shouldn’t automatically receive Burgergeld.”
Recently, German officials have been debating the topic of benefits for Ukrainian migrants.
In Teltow, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told citizens and voters from his Social Democratic Party that more than 200,000 Ukrainians have already found work in Germany thanks to the government’s Jobturbo Program.
Since February 2022, Germany has taken in over 1 million refugees from Ukraine. Bloomberg reports that Berlin has spent over 20 billion euros (21.4 billion dollars) on the integration and accommodation of refugees.
Eurostat reports that over 4.2 millions Ukrainian refugees are registered for temporary protection in order to gain legal access to housing, work and social benefits within EU states. The EU activated its Temporary Protective Directive in March 2022, after Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine.
“Kremniy EL“, one of the largest microelectronics factories in Russia, produces components that are widely used in Russian defence production. These include Pantsir air-defense systems and Iskander rocket systems.
Yevhen Perebyinis, Deputy Foreign Ministry, wrote to cabinet ministers in a letter dated Oct. 23, warning that the European Union had informed Ukraine that the next tranche (4 billion euros) of the EU’s Ukraine Facility could be delayed until the following year if the expected aspects of the corruption reforms were not completed by the end this month.
Ukrainska Pravda, citing the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, reported on October 23 that Roman Hladkyi was dismissed just months after he was appointed to his controversial position in August 2024.
Belarus’ Central Electoral Commission, which announced the date on October 23, has set its next presidential elections for January 26, 2025. The incumbent Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, who is currently in power, is widely expected to remain in power following the results of the election.
Daleep Singh is the White House’s deputy national security advisor for international economics. He said that Joe Biden intends to divide the funds between helping Ukraine’s economy and its military.
The statement read: “The next step will be advanced fast jet training with partner nations and conversion to F-16.”
“The situation in Toretsk is relatively stable.” “We (Ukrainian Forces) are now holding our line unchanged,” Anastasiia Bobbyvnikova, spokesperson for the Operational Tactical Group Luhansk said.
Park Sun-won is a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee. He said that signs of troops being trained in North Korea had been detected between September and October.
The 24-hour “I Want to Live”, hotline launched by Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence in September 2022, helps Russian soldiers willingly surrender their units or themselves to the Ukrainian Army.
Ivan Petrychak of the 24th Mechanized Brigade press service had said on national TV that the Russian military had breached the defenses, but there was no sign of the potential loss of the city.
According to reports, the secret clause allowed North Korea to send its first 1,000 soldiers to Ukraine in order to gain military training. The source told the WSJ that more North Korean troops will be deployed.
Ukrainska Pravda reported on October 23 that Ruslan Muzychuk, a spokesperson for the National Guard of Ukraine, said that the troops had repelled 13 Russian attacks near the town Selydove located in the Donetsk Region over the last day.
According to a poll conducted by independent Levada Center from Sept. 10 to 17, 61% of Putin supporters said that they supported peace in Ukraine with mutual concessions.
The planes are reportedly equipped with long-range missiles SCALP/Storm Shadow and French guided bombs AASM.
U.S. Defense secretary Lloyd Austin said that there is evidence of DPRK troops present in Russia.
After arriving at Tbilisi Airport on October 22 to cover the upcoming elections, Czech journalist Ray Baseley had his entry to Georgia denied without explanation.
Denys Shmyhal, the PM, said that “the funds will be used for important non-military spending.”
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