29
September
2023

The Russian aggression against Ukraine – Displaced children finding protection in the EU - Bulletin 3

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine posed new challenges for the EU. Millions were forced to flee the war. As a result of the scale of people’s displacement, the EU activated for the first time the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD). More than 1.3 million children sought international protection in the EU. This bulletin explores the respect, protection and fulfilment of the fundamental rights of displaced children and ways to safeguard their rights. The third in a series, this bulletin builds on the evidence in FRA’s Bulletin #1 and #2 on the experiences of displaced people seeking safety in the EU.

Table 2 presents an overview of data collected from Franet on the number of children who fled Ukraine and were registered as unaccompanied in each EU Member State.

The starting point for collecting the data, or data reference point, are frequently different for each Member State, depending on the sources and reporting periods. Many of the totals are derived from additional contextual information or different sources. For example, some of the data sources are authorities responsible for child protection or guardianship. These caveats should be considered when interpreting or comparing the data.

 

Table 2– Number of unaccompanied children fleeing the Ukraine in the EU Member States, data collected by Franet, June 2023

EUMS

Number of children (Franet data)

Date

Source

Public or not

AT

1,105

1 May 2023

Federal Ministry of the Interior

Not public

BE

1,298

30 April 2023

Federal Public Service for Home Affairs

Public

1,453

14 June 2023

Guardianship Service

Not public

BG

589

9 June 2023

State Agency for Child Protection

Not public

CY

0

30 April 2023

Ministry of the Interior, Asylum Service

Not public

CZ٭

200

1 April 2023

Ministry of Interior

Not public

DE

3,891

30 October 2022

 

Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)

Public

DK

655

30 April 2023

Danish Immigration Service

Not public

EE

110

30 April 2023

Police and Boarder Guard Board and Social Insurance Board

Not public

EL

3

30 April 2023

Ministry of Migration and Asylum

Public

ES

2,000

22 March 2023

Information provided at public sessions of the Congress of Deputies, Committee on the Rights of Children and Adolescents

Public, but not accessible regularly updated source

FI

726

 

30 April 2023

Finnish Immigration Service

Not public

FR٭٭

 

 

 

 

HR

3

30 April 2023

Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy

Not public

HU

32

30 April 2023

Ministry of Interior, National Directorate-General for Social Affairs and Child Protection

Not public

IE

311

26 May 2023

Child and Family Agency (Tusla)

Not public

IT

4,706

30 April 2023

Ministry of Labour and Social Policies

Public

LT

 267

 

31 May 2023

Internal Register of State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour

Not public

LU

11

30 April 2023

Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Directorate of Immigration

Not public

LV

5

21 March 2023

State Inspectorate for the Protection of Children's Rights

Not public

MT

7

30 April 2023

International Protection Agency

Not public

NL٭

150

30 April 2023

Guardianship Authority (Stichting Nidos)

Not public

PL

539

27 June 2023

Ministry of Family and Social Policy

Not public

PT

15

30 April 2023

Immigration and Borders Service

Not public

RO

5,008

30 April 2023

General Inspectorate of Border Police

Not public

SE

 

30 April 2023

Swedish Migration Agency

Public

823 (includes 13 seeking asylum, not temporary protection)

Public

SI٭٭

 

 

 

 

SK

153

30 April 2023

Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family

Not public

A table presents an overview of data collected by FRA’s multidisciplinary research network, Franet, on the number of unaccompanied children who fled Ukraine registered in each Member State. The data refers to information provided to FRA in June 2023.

Source: FRA, June 2023.

Note: For comprehensive information, please see Franet national reports.

٭ CZ and NL - data are an estimate.

٭٭ FR and SI - data on unaccompanied children fleeing from Ukraine are not available.