The help of the European Union, which was meant for Ukrainian battle refugees in Lithuania, went to residents of enemy states, LRT Radio reported on Could twenty eighth.
A couple of million euros (USD 1.1 million) should be returned from the funds.
The Ministry of Social Safety and Work has already began an inner examination. The European Social Fund Company (ESFA), which displays the mission, dismissed its director. The company claimed that at the moment they enabled to allow non-ukrainier help from assist.
Ukrainian battle refugees in Lithuania obtain help, together with meals, hygiene merchandise, treatment and authorized providers. You additionally study the Lithuanian language and obtain sponsored employment help.
The European Union helps Ukrainian integration in member nations if Russia is stuffed with full invasion on the complete yardstick. In 2022-2023, the EU offered virtually 17 million euros for the mission “Help for Conflict Refugees from Ukraine”.
Nevertheless, it turned out that the assistance offered for the Ukrainians additionally went to the residents of Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and different nations with permits in Lithuania in Lithuania. Total, the residents of 43 nations obtained such help. They visited Lithuanian language programs and obtained sponsored employment.
The European Social Fund Company supervised the mission “Help for battle refugees from Ukraine”. The state is the founding father of this company who managed the EU funding in Lithuania.
The work service has carried out the mission. Refugees had been employed in corporations and the employers obtained subsidies for this.
Over 1.1 million USD that had been spent on non-scrainers should be returned. The state examination workplace discovered that a whole bunch of arrivals couldn’t obtain such help.
Based on the LRT radio sources, the truth that the assistance went to Russian and Belarusian residents led to the federal government’s corridors. On Could 13, the company introduced that director Lina NevinskienΔ was changed. AudronΔ AliΕ‘auskienΔ has been appointed interim supervisor.
“We price this badly. This could not have occurred. An inner examination is ongoing, we learn the way this might have occurred.” Social Insurance coverage and Labor Minister Rita GrigalienΔ instructed LRT Radio. The ministry is the shareholder of the company.
The state examination workplace stated that 813 people who find themselves not even Ukrainian residents had been made obtainable to assist.
“We discovered that 813 individuals don’t hit this goal group (Ukrainian battle refugees). Amongst them are Russian residents. So we stated that it might be inappropriately to finance such bills for the European Fee.” State Audit Workplace Eu Funding Audit Division Chef Rasa VirganaviΔienΔ shared LRT.
Members of the Seimo Audit Committee had been knowledgeable concerning the check outcomes final week.
The company itself rejects the criticism and says that at the moment the assistance couldn’t be transferred to Ukrainian residents.
“The scenario arose when evaluating all paperwork presently. When evaluating paperwork for extra actions – Lithuanian language instructing and employment subsidies – socially endangered individuals who usually are not essentially concerned in Ukraine might participate” The Division for ESFA mission growth, head of Jolita PetraitienΔ, instructed LRT Radio.
These individuals had the correct to stay in Lithuania.
The state examination workplace stated that after the mission contract solely the Ukrainian residents might obtain assist.
The company claimed that the variety of inappropriate individuals was not 813, because the state examination workplace discovered, however 484.
However, the Lithuanian Ministry confirmed that the mission implementer can be obliged to return the funds inside the specified interval.
The Ministry of Social Safety and Work initiated its personal investigation. Based on you, you will see out how this occurred. βWe do every part in order that this n doesIt occurs once more. This could not have occurred, it should not have been like that. “ she stated.
