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.

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Annex 3 – Respondents to online consultation

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.

Annex 2 – Stakeholders consulted Annex 4 – National legal scope determining access to employment