State of emergency in Czech Republic drawing to end

After almost four months, a state of emergency called by the Czech government to help deal with a wave of refugees from Ukraine will cease at the end of June. The provision has made it easier for the state to provide accommodation and other services to people fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Czech government has recently approved several pieces of legislation dealing with the migration crisis; these do away with the need for a state of emergency, officials say.

Close to 400,000 Ukrainians have come to the Czech Republic since Russia’s President Putin attacked their country in late February.