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The local dimension of providing temporary protection to Ukrainian refugees in EU countries
It has been more than 3.5 years since Russia launched its full-scale aggression against Ukraine, and over 4.2 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine continue to benefit from temporary protection (TP) in the EU Member States. First granted by the EU to Ukrainian citizens in March 2022, TP has since been extended until March 2027 with additional guidance on how to facilitate the transition to national or EU legal statuses. While these guidelines leave a high degree of discretion to the Member States, policies aimed at limiting social benefits for Ukrainian refugees and restricting their access to public services are also being proposed across the EU.
Apart from the legal side, political attention to ensuring decent living conditions and the integration of Ukrainian refugees is decreasing, leaving local governments largely on their own to address challenges related to further integration and to facilitate refugees' contact with host societies. How are local governments and local communities responding to these challenges? How do they perceive the system of temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees? What new innovative solutions do they put in place?
Using examples of Polish and German cities, this webinar aims to answer these questions. We will focus on German and Polish municipalities that remain the main localities hosting forced migrants who fled the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Speakers:
● Meltem Ineli Ciger, Associate Professor of International Law, Suleyman Demirel University
● Birgit Glorius, Professor of Human Geography, European Migration Research, Chemnitz University of Technology
● Marta Jaroszewicz, Assistant Professor, Head of Migration Policies Research Unit, CMR UW
● Magdalena Gnyp-Ścigocka, Deputy Head, Social Participation Department, Municipality of Lublin
To participate in the webinar, please register here through Eventbrite. In the confirmation email, you will receive the details with a link to Zoom.Work language of the workshop: English. Time: 2-4 pm (CEST)
This webinar is organised by the Laboratory of Urban and Regional Migration Policies & Migration Policies Research Unit at the Centre of Migration Research of the University of Warsaw (CMR UW), the Chemnitz University of Technology, the Suleyman Demirel University, the Municipality of Lublin and the Union of Polish Metropolises, in the context of the Horizon Europe INNOVATE project.