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28 Feb, 2022 13:05 HomeWorld News
EU reveals how long Ukrainian refugees will be allowed to stay
Brussels plans to let them remain for three years, with an estimated 300,000 people having escaped to the bloc
European Union (EU) officials are working on draft proposals that would grant Ukrainian refugees who have fled the country protections to remain and work across the 27-member-state bloc for up to three years.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told France 2 TV on Monday that it is the EU’s “duty to take those who flee war,” confirming EU that interior ministers tasked the European Commission on Sunday with writing up the proposals.
Those ministers are set to meet again on Thursday to formalize the details of the proposals. As it stands, it’s been estimated by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi that over 500,000 people have fled in just over four days.
Senior EU and French officials say at least 300,000 of them have entered the bloc so far.
An EU temporary protection directive, which was drawn up in the 1990s in the wake of war in the Balkans, provides one-to-three years’ protection in all member states for refugees fleeing conflict. Individuals who enter the EU from Ukraine would be entitled to a residence permit, access to employment, social welfare, and medical treatment under the prior protection directive...
28 Feb, 2022 13:05 HomeWorld News
EU reveals how long Ukrainian refugees will be allowed to stay
Brussels plans to let them remain for three years, with an estimated 300,000 people having escaped to the bloc
European Union (EU) officials are working on draft proposals that would grant Ukrainian refugees who have fled the country protections to remain and work across the 27-member-state bloc for up to three years.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told France 2 TV on Monday that it is the EU’s “duty to take those who flee war,” confirming EU that interior ministers tasked the European Commission on Sunday with writing up the proposals.
Those ministers are set to meet again on Thursday to formalize the details of the proposals. As it stands, it’s been estimated by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi that over 500,000 people have fled in just over four days.
Senior EU and French officials say at least 300,000 of them have entered the bloc so far.
An EU temporary protection directive, which was drawn up in the 1990s in the wake of war in the Balkans, provides one-to-three years’ protection in all member states for refugees fleeing conflict. Individuals who enter the EU from Ukraine would be entitled to a residence permit, access to employment, social welfare, and medical treatment under the prior protection directive...
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