Temporary Protection in the EU - State of Play

On 24 February 2022, the armed forces of the Russian Federation launched an unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This was an unprecedented act of aggression against a sovereign and independent country and goes against fundamental principles of international law. It has been strongly condemned by the international community, including the European Union. As of mid-May, over six million Ukrainian and international refugees are fleeing the war to neighbouring EU and third countries (including Moldova) and eight million people have been displaced internally. This massive inflow of Ukrainian refugees into the EU resulted in the Council adopting the implementing Decision 2022/382 of 4 March 2022, introducing temporary protection as a means of dealing with the crisis.
This is the first time, that the Temporary Protection Directive has been triggered in the Member States. The EMN has collected information in relation to the Temporary Protection Directive implementation in Member States (e.g. registration) and how the rights conferred to the Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection are provided (e.g. accommodation, healthcare, education, social welfare, etc.)
The objective of this workshop is to increase participants’ knowledge in handling information related to the implementation of TPD.
The target audience are EMN Member States and the EMN Service Provider but participation is also open to Commission policy officers, EU MS officials and EU agencies.