Spain is the third country in the European Union that has granted the most temporary protection status to Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war in their country, with 153,000 beneficiaries as of November, although at a distance from Poland and Germany, both close to one million, according to data from the European statistics office, Eurostat.
Last November, Poland took in 40,370 people fleeing Russian aggression against Ukraine, followed by Germany, with 36,385 beneficiaries of the status, and Romania, 10,745. In total terms, the Polish authorities recorded the highest issuance of this protection, with 939,865 in total, followed by Germany, just over 901,930 beneficiaries.
In any case, the number of people with temporary protection in the EU recorded a downward trend due to the cancellation of the registration of their temporary protection status and fell in 20 of the bloc’s Member States.
A similar decrease was already recorded in October compared to September. Specifically, in Poland it has fallen by more than 14,150 beneficiaries, while in Bulgaria, Ireland and Germany the same situation is experienced, on the opposite side, France registered 5,505 beneficiaries more.
The European Commission launched last March the protection mechanism for refugees from the war in Ukraine, just days after the beginning of the Russian invasion, a measure with which Ukrainian people can travel freely within the Union, settle in any of its Member States, seek employment and have access to medical assistance.
The Brussels proposal is to extend this mechanism until March 2024, a gesture pending the approval of the EU-27 that was announced last October in conjunction with an initiative to help refugees seek employment within the EU.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
