The European Union (EU) unanimously adopted, this Friday (4), temporary protection for people who are fleeing the war in Ukraine.
This is an “emergency mechanism” to provide “protection to displaced persons who are unable to return to their country of origin” without the need to examine individual requests. Thus, refugees will have the right to residency, access to the labor market, medical care and early childhood education.
This measure is valid for one year and can be extended for another six or 12 months. It could also end once the “situation in Ukraine allows for a safe and lasting return”.
According to a statement from the Council of Europe, both Ukrainian citizens as well as foreigners who were in that territory and stateless persons who have international protection in Ukraine and their family members who were in the country until February 24, 2022 – the first day of the Russian invasion – will be able to receive protection. temporary.
For foreigners who were in Ukraine until this date with a permanent residence permit and who cannot safely return to their countries, the protection measures will be applied following the specific legislation for the European Union country in which they are located. Still, member states can apply temporary protection measures for this group if they want to.
Countries can also offer this scheme to foreigners who are legally resident in Ukraine and to Ukrainians who are in the EU before this date for vacation or work purposes.
EU agencies, including Frontex, the EU’s asylum agency, and Europol, will provide support to EU countries. The European Commission proposed to the European Council the activation of this mechanism on 2 March.
understand the conflict
After months of military escalation and intemperance on the Ukrainian border, Russia attacked the Eastern European country. At dawn this Thursday (24), Russian forces began to bomb several regions of the country – follow the repercussion live on CNN.
Hours earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a “special military operation” in the Donbas region (eastern Ukraine, where the breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk are located, which he recognized as independent).
What followed, however, was an attack on almost the entire Ukrainian territory, with explosions in several cities, including the capital Kiev. According to Ukrainian officials, dozens of deaths have been confirmed in the armies of both countries.
In his speech before the attack, Putin justified the action by saying that Russia could not “tolerate threats from Ukraine”. Putin urged Ukrainian soldiers to “put down your weapons and go home”. The Russian leader further stated that he will not accept any kind of foreign interference.
Russia has been tightening its military grip around Ukraine for the past year, amassing tens of thousands of troops, equipment and artillery at the country’s gates. In recent weeks, diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions have been unsuccessful.
The escalation in the years-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine has set off the continent’s biggest security crisis since the Cold War, raising the specter of a dangerous confrontation between Western powers and Moscow.
Source: CNN Brasil
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