Newsflash RRI – January 21

ASYLUM – Romania’s immigration department registered 40 asylum requests on Friday. Most of these, 24, were filed by citizens from Bangladesh. The General Inspectorate for Immigration has also issued 394 permits for the beneficiaries of temporary protection, out of which 388 for the Ukranian nationals. Last year 4398 Ukrainian citizens applied for asylum in Romania and they benefit from all the rights stipulated in the national legislation. The total number of Ukrainians who entered Romania since the beginning of the invasion is around 3.5 million. Almost 29% of the accommodation facilities for these refugees have been occupied.