PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic’s costs for handling the influx of refugees from Ukraine this year are estimated at 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion), Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura said on Friday.
The country has issued 272,000 special visas to Ukrainian refugees as of April 7, the interior ministry said.
($1 = 0.9203 euros)
(Reporting by Robert Muller; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
