Since the Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukrainian refugees have flocked to European countries, Germany has received more than 150,000, and local authorities, volunteers and charities have done their best to help refugees. Carsten Maschmeyer (62), a German VOX investor and best-selling author, rented an entire hotel "City Hotel" (40 rooms, 80 beds) out of his own pocket, and 80 refugees are now resettled. However, when he went to the hotel to visit these guests, he heard something that surprised him.
Maschmeyer (left) takes Torsten Ruban-Zeh, mayor of Hoyerswerda, Saxony, on a tour of his refugee hotel
Maschmeyer: "Refugees want to learn German as soon as possible, they want to work. They work hard and are willing to continue their studies, but they are unable to do so because of a complex, antiquated bureaucracy, such as some paper documents and forms. Mayor Hoyerswerda acknowledged the problem: ". If the registration could be done within 24 hours, it wouldn't be so bad, but it would take about 3 weeks to complete the job, because (Bautzen) can store data, extract fingerprints, in Kamenz. ”
A refugee bus arriving on 18 March
However, without registration, you can't take a language class, Mayor: "So, about 200 Ukrainians who have been in our city since March 18, will not receive their first living expenses until April 6." ”
The entire hotel rented by Maschmeyer already houses 80 Ukrainian refugees
War refugees from Ukraine are grateful to Saxony for their protection, but are surprised that many things here are still so "quaint", after all, this is already very digital in their "homeland", everything is "click, click, click" and get it done. Maschmeyer said: "There is another 'wasteland' to be reclaimed in Germany. ”
The thick pile of documents startled many Ukrainians
(Source: German Media Bild)