On 31 July 2024, slightly more than 4.1 million non-EU citizens, who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, had temporary protection status in the EU. The EU countries hosting the highest number of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine at the end of July 2024 were Germany (1 110 600 people; 26.9% […]
EU Member States agree to extend temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine
In order to provide certainty for more than 4 million Ukrainian refugees currently living in the EU, the Council agreed to extend the temporary protection for people fleeing from Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine from 4 March 2024 to 4 March 2025. The EU will support the Ukrainian people for as long as it […]