While more than 2 million people fled the country in twelve days, according to the UN, the twenty-seven unlock funds for their welcome.
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The twenty-seven will have to make considerable efforts to face what Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, described as “Europe’s fastest exodus from the Second World War World “. Tuesday, March 8, the European Commission announced an important financial effort to, she says, to “support and protect those who are fleeing Russian aggression, regardless of their nationality or origin”. And, if necessary, Europe would do more again, promises Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the Commission, in charge of migration policy.
Tuesday, the United Nations identified 2,011,312 refugees from Ukraine, 276,000 more than the day before. The number of people fleeing the war could quickly reach 4 to 5 million, according to Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs. In twelve days, the EU saw as many exiles arrive at its borders as during the 2015-2016 wave, points out Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs. Which notes that the proportion of children among Ukrainian refugees, according to first estimates, 50%.
The Commission proposes a plan in four chapters. The first consists of emergency humanitarian aid of 500 million euros, including a portion (85 million for Ukraine, 5 million for Moldova) has already been allocated to emergency food and medical assistance. Trial property has also been sent to Ukraine and neighboring countries.
Facilitate asylum demand
Amounts taken from the cohesion fund – for the least rich countries – should allow investments in the fields of education, housing, employment or aid to the ‘childhood. The REACT-EU initiative, decided as part of the post-COVID recovery plan and supposed to strengthen the cohesion of the territories, would, to release up to 10 billion euros for support for refugees.
Other resources, ie 420 million euros in the budget of domestic affairs, could be mobilized to help member countries organize asylum procedures. The Temporary Protection Directive, enjoyed by Ukrainians and those with a long-term residence permit in this country, offers the possibility of these persons to apply for asylum in the Union. At least if the directive is applied everywhere, because some Member States, including Poland and Hungary, prefer more restrictive national legislation.
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