Moldova’s Embassy and Consulate General in Germany received fewer requests for repatriation from Moldovan citizens in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Moldova’s Ambassador to Germany Oleg Serebrian said this is due to the fact that the Moldovans work legally in Germany and a part of them have families there, IPN reports.
“Many of our nationals work legally in Germany, have families there and there are also mixed marriages, work based on Romanian passports, have fixed-term employment and this is an eventual explanation,” the diplomat stated in the talk show “Emphasis on Today” on TVR Moldova channel.
He noted that the Moldovans who return home these days do not necessarily represent the diaspora and include persons in a special situation. Many of them are tourists, patients who went to Germany to receive treatment, students, occasional visitors.
As to the rumors that the Moldovan citizens remained without jobs, Oleg Serebrian said these are probably citizens who worked illegally, not those who were employed legally.
“No one in Germany remained without a job, among those who had a job legally. I know they rumor the people remained without jobs, but probably not in Germany, but in other countries. Those who work legally in Germany could not be fired owing to the halt in their companies’ activities. There is no legal formula by which they could be sacked. Those who worked illegally were probably fired as the entrepreneurs who use this workforce were perhaps afraid,” stated the ambassador.
Even if a number of Moldovan citizens returned home from Germany with the authorities’ assistance, Oleg Serebrian said Moldova’s Embassy in Berlin and the Consulate General in Frankfurt continue to receive requests for repatriation.
