“No one knows what will happen next”: country closes its Ukraine center

Exactly one year ago, on March 21, 2022, the first Ukrainian arrived at the Postal Distribution Center (PVZ) in Linz. 1409 more were to follow. But by the end of the month, the post warehouse’s days as an arrival center might be history. The contract expires at the end of the month and will not be extended. Upper Austria was “very actively involved in the accommodation of expelled Ukrainians right from the start,” says Integration Provincial Councilor Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer (VP). However, since the number of