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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12903

4 March 2022
Russian invasion of Ukraine / Migration
EU interior ministers unanimously agree to activate directive on immediate protection of Ukrainian refugees
Brussels, 03/03/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 3 March, EU home affairs ministers from the EU27 approved the activation of the 2001 directive on the immediate temporary protection of Ukrainian refugees and their families.

This is “a historic agreement”, said French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson, as the directive, adopted after the wars in the former Yugoslavia, has never been used.

The protection offered by the directive will cover all Ukrainian nationals and their families as well...

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Russian invasion of Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
SECTORAL POLICIES
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
INSTITUTIONAL
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
NEWS BRIEFS
CORRIGENDUM