12
December
2023

​Fleeing Ukraine: Implementing temporary protection at local levels

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced millions of people to flee. Arriving in EU countries, they received protection in EU law under the Temporary Protection Directive. Many have begun to build a new life in their host country and enrich our societies in new ways. Local authorities took the lead in ensuring access to fundamental rights under temporary protection. This report explores the measures to ensure access to housing, education, employment and healthcare in 26 cities and regional authorities across 12 EU Member States. Despite unprecedented coordination and cooperation to overcome challenges, many uncertainties remain. Longer-term solutions will be needed after the directive expires in March 2025. Based on the information collected, the report identifies 12 priority actions and builds on FRA’s bulletins and survey findings on experiences of people displaced from Ukraine.


Table 2 – Respondents to online consultation

Location

Type of organisation

Area(s) of work

Bratislava

Municipality

Other (general assistance)

Bruges

School

Education

Bruges

Municipality

Housing, employment

Brussels (City)

Civil society organisation

Other (registration centre)

Brussels (City)

Municipality

All

Brussels (City)

Civil society organisation

Health

Brussels (Region)

Municipality

Housing

Bucharest

Civil society organisation

All

Czechia

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Employment

Dublin

Civil society organisation

Education, employment, health

Dublin

Public service

Other (income support)

Dublin

Civil society organisation

Education, employment

Gothenburg

Civil society organisation

Education

Gothenburg

Civil society organisation

Education, employment

Gothenburg

University

Housing, education

Kerry

Public service

Other (children)

Lublin

Municipality

Education

Lublin

Municipality

Education

Malmö

Local authorities

Education

Nice

Civil society organisation

Other (social field)

Prague

Municipality

Health

Stuttgart

Civil society organisation

Housing

Stuttgart

Civil society organisation

Employment

Styria

Public service

Employment

Sweden (including Gothenburg and Malmö)

Civil society organisation

Housing, employment, health

Sweden south region (including Malmö)

Municipality

Other (social work)

Tallinn

Municipality

Education

Vienna

Civil society organisation

Housing, education, employment, health

Vienna

Public service

Housing, health

Warsaw

Municipality

Employment

Alternative text: Table 2 lists the different type of organisations with their specific areas of work that responded to the online consultation in the 17 locations covered by this report.