The European Migration Network (EMN) study looks at whether EMN Member Countries implemented any changes in the application of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) in 2023 (as compared to 2022) and also aims to identify continued challenges, as well as good practices.

This ad hoc query examines whether EMN Member and Observer Countries have provisions in their current legislation that allow for the refusal of an application for temporary protection by a Ukrainian national solely on the basis that the applicant also holds the nationality of an EU Member State. Additionally, it explores how EMN Member and Observer Countries proceed when they receive such applications.

This Inform, jointly produced by the European Migration Network and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, offers an analysis of employment trends, policy priorities, and measures aimed at facilitating the integration of displaced individuals from Ukraine into host countries' labour markets. 

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), as of 15 November 2022, more than 7.8 million people have left Ukraine in search of safety, arriving primarily in neighbouring European Union (EU) and third countries. These Informs analyse the arrangements European Union (EU) Member States have put in place for accommodation and housing and access to specific services namely social benefits, education, employment, and healthcare for beneficiaries of temporary protection, in the context of the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) (2001/55/EC), triggered in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.

EU Member States have agreed to extend temporary protection for people fleeing Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine until 4 March 2028. The decision also introduces new eligibility conditions for future applicants, linking access to temporary protection to compliance with military obligations under Ukrainian law. The new rules will apply only to new applicants and will not affect people already benefiting from temporary protection in the EU.

The European Commission is proposing today to further extend the temporary protection for people fleeing Russia's aggression against Ukraine from 4 March 2024 to 3 March 2025. This Commission proposal will now have to be adopted by the Council.