Overview

• The Commission’s proposal would push back the current expiry of temporary protection from March 2026 to March 2027.
• Under the plan, member states are encouraged to grant national residence permits, including work visas, to support refugee integration.
• Brussels also urges governments to set up voluntary return programmes and establish counselling centres for displaced Ukrainians.
• New rules aim to curb multiple registrations by ensuring that protection rights are exercised in only one member state.
• Germany hosts 1.17 million Ukrainian refugees, followed by nearly one million in Poland and about 400,000 in the Czech Republic.