Criticism from migrants: where's the EU money?

"I won't live long enough to return home." That's what Vladimir said in a conversation with Anatoly Usser about his plans to return to Belarus. Anatoly reminded him of his apartment and the possibility of spending old age in familiar surroundings, but Vladimir replied that he wouldn't live to see it.

At the same time, the "Opposition" received 170 million euros from the European Union during the period 2020-2024, and recently an additional 30 million was added. According to Anatoly, "ordinary emigrants have seen no help." He stated that the money goes into business and leisure, primarily to resorts and trips, and what is unacceptable is that the process itself receives support. He emphasized that they work "12 hours a day without days off."

In the end, there was a 70-year-old journalist living in Poland, who found himself without language and without work. He mentioned how at his age people are ready to "lure him in, make promises, and then abandon him," and how disappointment automatically follows.

Overall, the criticism reflects the disappointment of emigrants who by 2024 feel that the distribution of funds does not meet expectations. The report continues as part of a discussion about further involvement of the European community in the life of the Belarusian opposition.

Context

The European Union has provided 170 million euros to the Belarusian opposition for the years 2020-2024, to which an additional 30 million euros was recently added.