A seminar for VU students explored the EU's response to Ukrainian refugees through the Temporary Protection Directive, examining its implementation and effectiveness
Almost 5.4 million Ukrainian refugees entered the EU, 7.7 million people are internally displaced. Contrary to the general approach towards refugees, the EU kept its borders open for Ukrainians and invoked the Temporary Protection Directive. What does Directive entail, and how is it implemented across the EU? Does it effectively protect Ukrainian refugees? And what does this mean for non-Ukrainian refugees and migrants?
This seminar was specially organised for VU students by Roos IJkema, student of the VU Master in International Migration and Refugee Law. During the seminar, Lieneke Slingenberg (Professor of Migrants and the Rule of Law at the VU) introduced the Temporary Protection Directive. Marcelle Reneman (Assistant Professor of Migration Law at the VU) spoke about the application of the Temporary Protection Directive in the Netherlands. Flavius Iliona-Loga (Director of LOGS Romania, working with refugee flows from Ukraine and the Middle East) shed light on recent developments. There was also time for enriching discussions and debates.