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specific health conditions and needs
that they were not able to explain
adequately. Many refugees felt that
financial assistance and in-kind donations
received from the Romanian government
were not sufficient to sustain
a decent living, and several requested
resettlement to another country.
Most of the group subsequently left
Romania and some sought asylum
elsewhere in Europe, mostly in Nordic
countries. Most were subsequently
returned to Romania. Currently, six refugees
are still enrolled in the Romanian
integration programme for refugees.
New Developments
After a problematic resettlement
experience in 2010, Romania did not
resettle in 2011 and 2012. In 2013,
however, a new group of Iraqi refugees
are planned to arrive from Turkey. The
Romanian government envisages different
measures to facilitate the integration
process of this group, focusing
on increased language learning possibilities
(intensive language courses
for the first six months) and becoming
economically self-sufficient. Possible
measures that have been discussed
for implementation include paid or
apprenticeship programmes available
to refugees within 4 months after
arrival (depending on language
proficiency).
Chapter VI - European Resettlement Programmes
Additional activities for the 2013 programme
are awareness-raising activities
aimed at local authorities from the
areas where refugees will be accommodated,
and outreach to existing
Iraqi communities and to employers
associations