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EU to set out job, school, housing plan for Ukraine refugees

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian refugees walk on the platform after arriving from Odesa at Przemysl Glowny train station, after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Przemysl, Poland, March 21, 2022.REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

The European Commission on Wednesday will set out plans to ensure people fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine have access to jobs, education and housing after an unprecedented flow of refugees into the European Union.

"Nearly 3.4 people, overwhelmingly women and children, have already arrived in the EU after fleeing Ukraine. Both the scale and speed are unprecedented, with a child arriving in the EU every second on average," Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic told a news conference on Tuesday.

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