Three years ago today, the EU activated the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD), providing a safe pathway to protection for millions of people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
It was a powerful demonstration of the EU’s unity and solidarity in the face of a humanitarian crisis, providing displaced people with immediate and collective protection, including the right to reside, work, study, and access health care and social support in the EU.
But with temporary protection due to expire just one year from now, time is running out to find durable solutions, and provide people with the predictability they need to rebuild their lives with dignity.
Together with 109 organisations, including Amnesty International, EuroMed Rights, International Rescue Committee, Médecins du Monde International Network, Oxfam, we are asking the EU and its member states to shift from emergency measures to longer-term strategies and solutions.
