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By the end of June, the Brussels region will be looking for 20,000 places to house Ukrainian refugees in the longer term.
The harrowing crisis in Ukraine has claimed thousands of lives and led to millions of people fleeing their homes and seeking asylum in other parts of the world.
Keen cooks and drivers have been helping with the growing number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing to the Belgian capital.
Ukrainian refugees entering Belgium are currently entitled to a living wage but must still pay for their own shelter.
Belgium’s King Philip and Queen Mathilde have decided to make two homes available for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion, it was officially confirmed on Wednesday.
The Federal Buildings Authority, the body in charge of Belgium’s real estate portfolio, will make its unoccupied properties available to the city’s municipalities to help them accommodate Ukrainia
Representatives of the federal government and the three regions will meet on Thursday at 9:30 to discuss the reception of refugees from Ukraine, it was announced on Wednesday.
The temporary reception centre for refugees from Ukraine is now open in the former Jules Bordet hospital, a stone's throw from the Porte de Hal in Brussels.
The Brussels hotel sector has made nearly 200 rooms available free of charge for the reception of Ukrainian refugees, the Brussels Hotels Association (BHA) announced on Thursday.
