The expertise of Romanian NGOs in the field of protection and assistance to children from Ukraine must be recognized at European level and must be supported by the European institutions, was the message highlighted by MEP Victor Negrescu.

Together with the NGOs Federation for Child – FONPC, he organised an event in the European Parliament entitled ”Solidarity with Ukraine: Providing integrated and long-term services for Ukrainian refugee”, in order to highlight ”the important role played by NGOs and the need to develop instruments and financial allocations that provide predictability for the sustainability and development of meaningful and quality projects for children”.

On this occasion, Victor Negrescu reiterated three key achievements of his work in the European Parliament:

• he was the author of the petition signed by nearly 100 MEPs calling for the immediate implementation of the Civil Protection Mechanism and the Temporary Protection Framework to provide access to education and social services for Ukrainian refugees, especially children;
• Victor Negrescu distributed solidarity kits for children coming from Ukraine and obtained additional resources in the Erasmus budget for children, teachers and researchers;
• he was the author of the letter to President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, asking for a revision of the regulations regarding European funds in Romania and at EU level, to allow them to be used for refugee programmes.

In conclusion, the MEP thanked his partners for their support in organising the event and assured them of his support ”in promoting their views in our actions in the European Parliament”.

At the event also participated Monique Pariat, General Director for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME), European Commission, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (LIBE), Iulia Matei, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Romania to the European Union, Janina Sitaru, Secretary of State in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Tiberiu Marius Brădățan, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Health, Bogdan Simcea, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Investments and European Funds, Marcel Miclău, General Secretary of the National Agency for Employment, as well as representatives of European and Romanian NGOs actively involved in the response to the Ukrainian crisis.