The flow of refugees from Ukraine to the EU is over 5 million people and has already exceeded the number of Syrian refugees in 2015-2016, according to the IMF Regional Economic Report.
The economies of countries that have taken in many refugees from Ukraine will suffer as a result, but in the medium term In the future, Ukrainians can help overcome labor shortages in Europe, said in an interview “Voice of America” Alfred Kemmer, Director of the IMF's European Department.
“Some of the refugees may remain for a long time and it will be positive for Europe, because in the medium term there is a shortage of labor in Europe, “said the official.
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Poland received the largest number of refugees from Ukraine – three out of five million. Assistance to such Ukrainians will cost the Polish budget from 0.5 to 1% of GDP.
In addition to Poland, many Ukrainians were accepted by Hungary, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia.
< span style = "font-weight: 400;"> At the same time, according to the UN, due to the full-scale war waged by Russia, the number of internally displaced persons in Ukraine has already reached 7.7 million people.
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