Asscher: Ukrainians may need special status in EU for 10 years
1 year, 9 months ago

Asscher: Ukrainians may need special status in EU for 10 years

Dutch News  

The right of Ukrainians to live and work in the European Union following the Russian invasion may need to be extended for 10 years, special adviser Lodewijk Asscher has said. Since March last year Ukrainians have been allowed to move to the 27 EU countries and start work immediately without waiting for a permit or settled asylum status. Ukrainians who fled the country since last February have the same rights to housing, healthcare and welfare as EU residents, and can move to another member state without waiting for a residency permit. Asscher also warned of the risk of “solidarity fatigue” if the war drags on for several years and called on the EU to support member states with housing and welfare for Ukrainians, “to avoid the risk of tensions between government and society or the perception of double standards”.

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Ukrainians being "left in the lurch" as accommodation fills up
1 week, 5 days ago

Ukrainians being "left in the lurch" as accommodation fills up

Dutch News  

Local councils are having to turn away Ukrainian refugees because there are not enough accommodation places available for them. The local government association VNG wrote to parliament last week warning that municipalities were not receiving enough support from the cabinet, with the result that they were “hesitant about organising extra accommodation places” for Ukrainians. There are currently more than 120,000 …

EU Court: Netherlands can return some third-country nationals displaced by Ukraine war
3 months, 1 week ago

EU Court: Netherlands can return some third-country nationals displaced by Ukraine war

NL Times  

The Dutch government can choose to end the temporary protection of some people who are not Ukrainian citizens, but were living in Ukraine when the war with Russia intensified in 2022. The ruling issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union on Thursday found that the Netherlands is allowed to stop hosting those displaced persons who have not …

Asscher: Ukrainians may need special status in EU for 10 years
1 year, 9 months ago

Asscher: Ukrainians may need special status in EU for 10 years

Dutch News  

The right of Ukrainians to live and work in the European Union following the Russian invasion may need to be extended for 10 years, special adviser Lodewijk Asscher has said. Since March last year Ukrainians have been allowed to move to the 27 EU countries and start work immediately without waiting for a permit or settled asylum status. Ukrainians who …

Over 40% of Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands now employed: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Over 40% of Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands now employed: Report

NL Times  

Figures from the Dutch government show that over 74,500 Ukrainian people have fled the war in their home country, and now reside in the Netherlands. Over 40 percent of Ukrainian refugees who arrived since the war began have found employment in the country, benefits agency UWV told BNR. However, European work permit rules were adjusted for Ukrainian refugees, meaning they …

Dutch step up preparations for Ukrainian refugees
3 years ago

Dutch step up preparations for Ukrainian refugees

Dutch News  

The government has invoked national crisis legislation to force local authorities to organise accommodation for Ukrainian refugees by Friday. Local mayors must also ensure that they register the newcomers and provide them with money to live on, education and healthcare, junior justice minister Eric van der Burg said after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting to discuss the war in Ukraine. ‘In practice …

Dutch step up preparations for Ukrainian refugees
3 years ago

Dutch step up preparations for Ukrainian refugees

Dutch News  

The government has invoked national crisis legislation to force local authorities to organise accommodation for Ukrainian refugees by Friday. Local mayors must also ensure that they register the newcomers and provide them with money to live on, education and healthcare, junior justice minister Eric van der Burg said after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting to discuss the war in Ukraine. ‘In practice …

EXPLAINER: What the EU is doing to help Ukraine refugees
3 years ago

EXPLAINER: What the EU is doing to help Ukraine refugees

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — In the two weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, around 2.5 million people have fled — the great majority of them to European Union countries. The decision applies to all Ukrainian nationals who have been displaced from Ukraine on or after Feb. 24, 2022 “as a result of the military invasion by Russian armed forces that began on that …

People fleeing Ukraine granted residence, working rights in EU
3 years ago

People fleeing Ukraine granted residence, working rights in EU

NL Times  

The European Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a decision to give people fleeing Ukraine temporary protection in member countries –– including residence and working rights, medical assistance and access to education for children. The decision means countries in the EU can provide “immediate and collective” protection to refugees, without needing to review individual applications. It could also be ended early …

ALL EU countries will take in Ukrainian refugees for up to three years without asylum applications
3 years, 1 month ago

ALL EU countries will take in Ukrainian refugees for up to three years without asylum applications

Daily Mail  

The EU will take in Ukrainian refugees without asking them to apply for asylum first, it was announced tonight, as hundreds of thousands of terrified citizens continue to flee their homes amid the ongoing Russian invasion. It comes as huddled masses of Ukrainian women and children escaping Russian bombs today rode trains, cars and ferries from cities including Lviv in …

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