EU Member States could give the green light on Thursday 3 March in Brussels to activate the 2001 directive on immediate temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said on Sunday 27 February. The issue was tabled by EU ministers as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said on Monday 28 February that more than 500,000 people had already fled Ukraine.
The Commission should therefore propose the activation of this...