It became known where in Europe people least want to see Ukrainian refugees

Only 53% of Czech citizens want to see Ukrainian refugees in their country—and this is the lowest figure in the entire EU.

This was stated by economist Daria Mykhailyshyna, citing Eurobarometer data.

“80% of Europeans still support accepting refugees from Ukraine. At the same time, support differs from country to country,” she noted.

According to Mykhailyshyna, the lowest support for accepting Ukrainian refugees is in: the Czech Republic (53%), Bulgaria (69%), Romania (71%), Hungary (73%), and Poland (74%). The highest support is in Finland (97%), Sweden (97%), Denmark (94%), Spain (93%), and Portugal (91%).

The outlet notes that since autumn 2024, the Czech Republic has reduced the period of free accommodation for Ukrainian refugees to three months. In addition, to extend their stay in the country, they now need notarized confirmation of a rental agreement. From 2025, payments in the Czech Republic amount to €200 for adult refugees and €143 for children. If an able-bodied refugee does not find work within 150 days, the assistance is reduced to the subsistence minimum—namely €129 per month, RBC-Ukraine notes.

In addition, only 31% of Czech residents believe Ukrainians are more of a benefit than a threat to the country, the media report.

“60% of respondents believe that Ukrainians receive significantly more from the budget than they pay into it, although from official statements by the relevant institutions we know that the opposite is true,” analyst Jiří Táborský said.

In January, Ukraine’s Minister of Social Policy Denys Ulyutin said that more than 5.8 million people have left Ukraine since 2022. According to him, if the security situation changes, people will return to the country.

In autumn 2025, The Telegraph reported that from the beginning of the year through the end of August, 45.3 thousandUkrainians aged 18 to 22 left the country, and in the next two months their number increased to 98.5 thousand. In September, media reported that as of September 2, 2025, 5.7 million people from Ukraine were abroad, with most living in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland.

In January 2026, Verkhovna Rada deputy Serhii Nahorniak from the Servant of the People party said that over the past six months more than half a million men under the age of 23 had left Ukraine after they were allowed to travel abroad in August 2025.

Also in January, Kyiv economist Mykhailo Kukhar said that Ukrainian refugees who return home could face multi-million fines in Ukraine.