What happens next? Scenarios following the end of the temporary protection in the EU
10 Friday Mar 2023
Asylum, Asylum Crisis, EU external relations, Meltem İneli Ciğer, Russian invasion, Temporary protection, temporary protection directive, Ukrainian war
By Dr Meltem Ineli Ciger, Jean Monnet Fellow, MPC, EUI
Introduction
To respond to the large-scale displacement of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, the European Union (EU) unanimously adopted the Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 and activated the Council Directive 2001/55/EC (Temporary Protection Directive). 4 March 2023 marked the first year of the Temporary Protection Directive’s implementation. Considering the temporary protection regimes cannot continue for more than three years (as per Article 4 of the Directive) it is high time to start planning what happens next. This post briefly outlines possible scenarios following the end of temporary protection of Ukrainians in the Union and discusses how temporary protection beneficiaries can access to durable solutions.