Torrevieja Mayor Eduardo Dolón and Worldwide Residents Councillor Gitte Lund met on Thursday with Valeria Nastashenko, the Advisor on the Ukrainian Embassy in Spain.
The assembly addressed key problems with concern for the Ukrainian group within the metropolis. Torrevieja at present has almost 10,000 registered Ukrainian residents, making it one of many largest Ukrainian communities in Spain.
Through the assembly, Valeria Nastashenko confirmed curiosity within the efforts that the Torrevieja City Corridor is making to assist the combination of Ukrainian residents within the metropolis.
Mayor Eduardo Dolón shared the varied actions taken by totally different departments, together with Worldwide Residents, Social Welfare, Citizen Participation, and Schooling, all of that are concerned in guaranteeing the well-being of the Ukrainian group.
He additionally emphasised the robust relationship and collaborative work between the City Corridor and the Torrevieja Ukrainian Affiliation, which has been particularly shut because the onset of the warfare in February 2022.
Following the mass arrival of Ukrainian residents, the Torrevieja City Corridor supplied the Ukrainian Affiliation with all the mandatory sources to expedite the paperwork for residence permits in Spain, enrol kids in faculties, and supply Ukrainian-language lessons in native faculties.
Moreover, they supplied direct monetary help, together with the cargo of meals, clothes, and medicines to Ukraine, due to the solidarity of Torrevieja residents and companies.
One of many most important matters mentioned throughout the assembly was the institution of the long-announced Home of Ukraine in Torrevieja, which has but to be established.
The Ukrainian Embassy Advisor knowledgeable the Mayor that the Ukrainian authorities would collaborate in its creation.
