1.The movement of containers and tents
- The containers and the tents that are positioned on the left side on the way to entering the Siret Border Crossing Point were moved outside the security area. The work for the water and electricity connection is still ongoing and should be completed in a relatively short period of time.
- Marilena Boukali, MdM Greece: MDM still does not have access to water and they do not have connection to the internet, but they hope that these problems will be solved.
- Viviana Huțuleac, Rădăuțiul Civic: As it was decided at the last meeting, there was sent a letter to the management of the Prefecture and the Suceava County Council, by which Mr. Prefect and the President of the County Council are invited to participate in a meeting with the organizations and other authorities active in PTF Siret. The answer received was that, at the moment, they are on vacation, and when they will return to the offices, after analyzing the agendas, they will send a date on which they could participate in the proposed meeting.
=> Ionuț Ursu, Volunteer for Life, by phone, after the meeting of the organizations
- The containers have access to electricity and water connection;
- Friday, 22 July, the water network is planned to be operational;
- Regarding the internet, it is recommended for the organizations to procure it from their sources, because there is no longer the possibility that the organization that he represents to pay for the services.
2. City Hall of Siret
- The vice mayor Dan Sauciuc: Further, the City Hall of Siret ensures the smooth running of the aspects regarding the arrangement of the spaces intended for the organizations, but the financial situation has not changed since last week, and the City Hall is being unable to apply for a loan to pay utility bills.
3. Taxi cars
- The taxi cars are still parking in front of the containers and the tents, occupying the spaces for the organizations;
- Rachel Binks, Good Neighbors: The taxi cars are parked in front of the Good Neighbors, DGASPC, and UNHCR containers, occupying the space intended for providing services to refugees. For this reason, the organizations are not seen by the refugees, and the access to these containers is difficult;
- Delia Zebreniuc, Save the Children: They have solved this problem, by placing delimitation beacons, so that taxis no longer have the possibility to occupy the space allocated to the provision of services for refugees;
- The vice mayor of Siret, Dan Sauciuc: It is normal to offer a place for the people as I have supported the organizations. The police do not allow taxis to park on the side of the road, and they must be there because it is beneficial for the refugees. We are trying to find a solution to this problem
- Mrs. Lt. Crina Tcaciuc, ISU Officer: ISU does not have any attribution in this regard and the problem will be solved by the vice mayor.
4. The salutation of the tents and containers from the right side
- Mrs. Lt. Crina Tcaciuc, ISU Officer: Until the 1st of August, the tents and containers of the organizations located on the right side of the entrance to the Siret PTF will be moved outside the security area of the border crossing point. In this area, will remain the Info Point Tent and the ISU tents. Most likely, the volunteers will not have access to the Info Point tent, with the specification that this information will be checked and later transmitted to the organizations by Mrs. Lt. Crina Tcaciuc;
- Send Relief Organization will finish their activity at the end of this month, but probably they are already gone because their tent it is not present at the border;
- World Central Kitchen project will be finalized at the end of this month, on July 31, later, orienting its activity outside the border, in Ukraine.
5. Announcement Antonio, MEDU: The organization is withdrawing from the border. The organization is going to concentrate its resources in Ukraine, towards the refugees inside the country.
6. Any Other Business
- The toilets located in the POA building can be used only by the staff of the border crossing point, and the access of representatives of the organizations is being restricted.