On Friday 4 March, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed “the unprecedented decision by the EU to offer temporary protection to refugees fleeing Ukraine”.
“This decision also means that EU Member States can offer temporary protection to third country nationals legally residing in Ukraine who cannot return home, as well as to stateless persons”.
For its part, the NGO Oxfam spoke of a “turning point”. “The importance of this moment for Europe cannot...