Czechia and the Polish presidency of the EU Council are growing a call on the standing of Ukrainians underneath momentary safety after a ceasefire is asserted or the struggle ends, Czech Inside Minister Vit Rakusan informed Czech information web site Novinky on Feb. 18.
The EU applied the Momentary Safety Directive in March 2022 after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The EU Council prolonged momentary safety in June 2024 till March 2026 for over 4 million Ukrainian refugees.
Prague and Warsaw are in search of to organize a "tough model of the proposal," as the choice must be made later on the EU stage, Rakusan stated.
Within the occasion of a ceasefire or the tip of the struggle in Ukraine, the Czech Republic will mechanically cease granting momentary standing to Ukrainians, however they are going to nonetheless be capable to keep within the nation for a sure interval, a yr or a yr and a half, in response to Rakusan.
To proceed staying within the nation, Ukrainians should re-register underneath a unique standing, identical to different foreigners, he added.
The EU additionally plans to create particular facilities for Ukrainians to mediate their return to their properties. In response to the minister, discussions have already occurred in Germany, Poland, and Austria. Such a middle may also be established within the Czech Republic.
"(The facilities) would supply work in Ukraine, lodging, life prospects and situations underneath which individuals would return. On the similar time, they might additionally assist Ukrainians who determine to remain right here by organizing their relocation to a different nation," Rakusan added.
The Czech Republic is without doubt one of the three European nations with the biggest variety of Ukrainian refugees. In response to the European Fee, as of December 2024, the nation has hosted about 390,000 Ukrainians who fled as a result of Russia's full-scale invasion.
The Kyiv IndependentMartin Fornusek