EU Must Brace up to Host Millions of Ukrainian Refugees
BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson has said that the EU must prepare to host millions of Ukrainian refugees as the war in Ukraine continues.
“It is a dangerous situation with the developments in Ukraine, we have to prepare for millions of refugees to come to the European Union,” Johansson said. She is set to shortly address a meeting of EU justice and interior ministers.
She said she expected “a strong solidarity from all the member states towards the refugees but also towards the member states that are most affected.”
Johansson praised the work of local authorities and volunteers for helping the refugees after returning from her visit to Slovakia and Romania.
Johansson stressed that “already almost 1 million are here” and that the EU has been tasked with providing legal status and funding to host them.
The European Commission has proposed to grant temporary protection to all Ukrainian refugees with a right to residence, education, work, and social welfare. The protection status would be valid for at least one year, with the possibility of extension if the situation in Ukraine worsens.
Earlier, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced that the bloc will provide €500 million ($554 million) humanitarian assistance to help Ukraine and refugees in neighboring countries.
More than 1 million people have already fled Ukraine since February 24 when the Russian intervention began.
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