Ways of Providing Support to Compatriots in Ukraine by the Czech Republic as a Member State of the EU
2015
Abstract
Political and economic support for Ukraine and its citizens from the European Union and especially from the Czech Republic and a number of its non-governmental organisations is a precondition of a good neighbour policy, solidarity and European concepts of peace and stability on the European continent. Support for Ukrainian citizens is also using those citizens of Ukraine who have their ethnic roots in the Czech Republic.
According to estimatesof the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, there are nearly 6,000 Czech nationals living in Ukraine. The Czech Republic also supports Ukrainian citizens through scholarships to students and through organising stays for Ukrainian children with compatriot backgrounds.