Germany proposes cutting benefits for Ukrainian refugees

Ukrainian refugees who do not want to work should have benefits reduced, says Alexander Dobrindt, head of the parliamentary faction of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the Bundestag.

He made this appeal in an interview with the Tagesschau publication, Lenta.ru reports.

According to the politician, the employment of Ukrainians should be made a priority. He said every adult refugee should be offered a job, and benefits should be reduced if they refuse.

Dobrindt noted that currently only 20 per cent of Ukrainian migrants living in Germany work. At the same time, he added, in other European countries this figure is much higher.