It extended the temporary protection of refugees from Ukraine until March 2025. The rules guarantee them the same rights as EU citizens to work, education, social care, health care and housing. The decision was made by the interior ministers of the member states at a meeting in Brussels. They thus accepted the political arrangements made at the end of September.
Poland and the Czech Republic supported the extension, but also issued statements
Back in September, Katarzyna Szymańska-Borginion, a reporter for RMF FM, reported that Poland was the only country that did not want to extend the temporary protection for Ukrainians. However, on Thursday, October 19, the journalist announced that in the end, the Polish authorities did not raise any objections, but attached a statement in which they demanded money for refugees.
Poland emphasized that Ukraine and its citizens deserve European solidarity and that it is not opposed to extending temporary protection, but as the country most burdened by the influx of refugees, it calls on the European Commission to provide appropriate financing.
The existing support from the EU budget does not match the scale of needs
– reads a fragment of the statement. The statement also included a provision that Poland, where there are currently over 950,000 refugees from Ukraine, is one of the main countries providing temporary protection. Additionally, OECD data for last year were quoted, which show that Poland spent the most on maintaining refugees from Ukraine, over EUR 8 billion.
OECD data was also referred to by the OECD, which spent almost EUR 2 billion on maintaining refugees from Ukraine, which is the third result. There are currently approximately 360,000 refugees from Ukraine in the Czech Republic. Both Poland and the Czech Republic, when appealing to the European Commission for financial support for countries receiving refugees, referred to the decisions made by leaders at EU summits on this matter.
The European Union is working on migration reform
The new regulations regarding migrants include, among others: “expand the obligation to register, including taking fingerprints from everyone after illegally crossing the border (Eurodac Regulation), introduce quick fingerprinting procedures (Screening Regulation) to those with a high chance of asylum who do not intend to ask for asylum and – this is probably the majority – those who intend to ask, but without much chance. The latter group would be sent to a restrictive and accelerated ‘border procedure’ (Regulation on a common procedure for international protection) aimed at quick consideration of applications and possible referral to deportation. This would probably increase the number of migrants detained in centers closed pending a decision on international protection” –
Source: Gazeta
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