On Tuesday 11 June, the European Commission proposed extending the temporary protection granted to people fleeing Russian aggression against Ukraine for a further year, from 5 March 2025 to 4 March 2026.
This proposal will be presented to the Interior Ministers of the EU27 on 13 June in Luxembourg and should be approved without difficulty.
“Given continued Russian attacks on the civil and critical infrastructure across Ukraine, safe and durable conditions for the return of people to Ukraine are not currently in place. The Commission therefore considers that the reasons for temporary protection persist, and that it should be prolonged for another year as a necessary and appropriate response to the current situation”, explains a press release.
Almost 4.2 million people are currently benefitting from temporary protection in the Member States. It gives them access to a range of rights, including the right of residency, access to the labour market, accommodation, social welfare assistance and medical, and other assistance.
The Temporary Protection Directive was activated on 4 March 2022 and was then automatically extended by one year.
Link to the proposal: https://aeur.eu/f/cll (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)