The right-wing and right-wing centrists in the Swiss parliament call for the repatriation of Ukrainian men. The same calls are being made by German deputies. In particular, right-wing centrists from the CDU/CSU faction and liberals from the Free Democratic Party called on the government to cancel, at least for Ukrainian men, Bürgergeld social benefits, and instead pay them refugee benefits.
We remind you that Ukrainians in EU countries have the status of temporary protection, not refugees. This gives our fellow citizens broader rights, in particular, the opportunity to work and freely choose their place of residence.
This week, an official representative of the German federal government Steffen Gebestreit saidthat generous social benefits for Ukrainian citizens will not be canceled. Instead, the German authorities are intensifying efforts to facilitate the search for work for our fellow citizens.
Dominik Ehrentraut, the deputy spokesman of the Ministry of Trade of Germany, said that the specially created department of the Employment Center for Ukrainian refugees will contribute to the acceleration of their integration in the German labor market. According to the information of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Germany, about 260,000 Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 currently live in the country. The majority of Ukrainian refugees in Germany are women and children.
According to the German Ministry of Labor, 185,000 Ukrainians work permanently in the country, another 47,000 are employed part-time or have so-called minijobs.
The representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Germany Maximilian Kall noted that on June 13, the heads of the internal affairs of the EU countries extended the protective status for Ukrainians until March 2026. Bürgergeld is currently EUR 563 per month for single people, EUR 506 for partners running a joint household, EUR 471 for children aged 14 to 17, EUR 390 for children aged 6 to 13, and EUR 357 for children up to 5 years old. In addition, the state covers the costs of housing and health insurance.
In contrast, the amount of assistance for asylum seekers (for example, refugees from Syria) in Germany is somewhat lower: single persons receive 460 euros per month, partners who lead a joint household – 413 euros each, children aged 14 to 17 years – 408 euros, from 6 to 13 years – 341 euros, and up to 5 years – 312 euros per child.
