According to Jaunsleinis, a lot still isn't clear about admitting refugees.
He said that one can understand from the discussion that there'll be no privileges or exceptions for refugees. "It would be wrong to support them [indefinitely]," said the head of the LPS.
He said that the most pressing matter, though, is whether the refugees who have arrived to Latvia will want to stay here and learn Latvian. If they see Latvia as a transit land to get to Germany or to other, richer countries of the EU, it's not worth the money to try integrating people like this.
If the refugees cannot integrate within the three months spent at the Mucenieki asylum seeker center, they will be able to live in the so-called halfway homes for nine months, said Jaunsleinis.
As of now the LPS is creating a list of potential problems that will have to be solved in connection with admitting refugees. "Then we will calculate the costs and evaluate the possible solutions," said Jaunsleinis. He said that problems with providing medical care might arise because of the language barrier.
Latvia approved on September 18 to voluntarily take in an additional 526 refugees as part of EU relocation scheme, bringing the total number of refugees Latvia will accept to 776 as Latvia had previously accepted 250 more.
