EU - challenging sovereignty

• Temporary protection is an exceptional measure to provide immediate and temporary protection in the event of a mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced persons from non-EU countries who are unable to return to their country of origin
• • Since February 2022, Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has created a situation of mass arrivals of displaced people from Ukraine.
  • Due to the scale of estimated arrivals, the European Commission identified a clear risk that the asylum systems of EU countries would be unable to process applications within the deadlines set.
  • This would negatively affect the efficiency of national asylum processes and adversely affect the rights of people applying for international protection.   
• HOWEVER

  The guidelines are not a legally binding document. Their purpose is to help the EU Member States in implementing the Directive and the Council implementing Decision.
• the EU Strengthening Sovereignty

  • Provided Ukraine with over $30 billion in military assistance
  • Since 2020: EU has provided close to $47 billion in financial assistance to Ukraine to allow public services to continue to operate
• CHALLENGING SOVEREIGNTY

  2022 EU Council: Temporary Protection Directive

  • enabled Ukrainians who were fleeing the war to receive immediate protection, without having to prove they were being personally persecuted.

  This allows Ukrainians to choose the EU member state in which they wish to reside. As such, 1.5 million Ukrainians have been granted temporary protection in Poland in accordance with this directive.