The EU plans to continue temporary protection for Ukrainians by March 2027
During the EU Council meeting on Justice and Internal Affairs, the European Union plans to continue temporary protection for Ukrainians until March 2027 in Luxembourg.
Source: ”European Truth« With reference to the statement of the Ambassador of Ukraine to the EU Vsevolod Chanceova
Details: The Ambassador of Ukraine to the European Union stressed that the existing temporary protection mechanism for Ukrainians in the EU will be extended until March 2027.
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« We expect that the EU Council will continue temporary protection for Ukrainians, and we proceed from the fact that this continuation will be until March 2027, » Vsevolod Czentsov said.
He noted that the European Commission’s decision « was influenced by the security situation in Ukraine, which, unfortunately, does not improve. »
« It should be borne in mind that about half of the Ukrainians under temporary protection in the EU are women, and about a third-children, that is. Vulnerable categories. The EU, the European Commission and the Member States are responsible for this situation, » the Ambassador of Ukraine explained.
Centsov said that in parallel in the EU there is a discussion about what to do in two years when the action of the Directive on Temporary Protection will end.
The diplomat reported that next week there will be a visit to Brussels Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine-Minister of National Unity Alexei Chernyshov, who will negotiate with the profile European Commissioner on Migration Magnus Brunner and other European officials on the topic « Finding a common approach to the question.
« We will ask how the European Commission and Member States will contribute to the return of our citizens-those who are ready to return-if the security situation will allow it, » he said.
As a result of consultation with the Ukrainian side, the European Commission should communicate its vision, how the EU Directive for Provisional Protection after March 2027 may be completed.
Recall that the EU Council continued temporary protection for Ukrainians by March 2026.
As of March 31, 2025 EU temporary protection status had just over 4.26 million peoplewho are not EU citizens and escaped from Ukraine as a result of full -scale Russian aggression.
Earlier it was reported that the EU reflects on the possibility of giving Ukrainians other statuses To continue their stay in the EU territory.
