EU Officially Extends Temporary Protection for Ukrainians Until Spring 2027

On 15 July, the Council of the European Union approved an official decision to extend the Temporary Protection Directive for Ukrainians in the EU until 4 March 2027.

The Gaze reports on it referring to European Pravda.

‘Today, the EU Council decided to extend temporary protection for persons displaced from Ukraine until 4 March 2027,’ one of the EU Council officials told the publication.

After 4 March 2027, when temporary protection in the EU for Ukrainians ends, they will be helped to return to Ukraine without hindrance or to change their residence status in the European Union for those who have a job or are studying there. The list of proposed recommendations can be read here.

On 3 June, the EU Council adopted a political decision to extend the Temporary Protection Directive for Ukrainians until 4 March 2027.

As of 31 March 2025, just over 4.26 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine as a result of full-scale Russian aggression had temporary protection status in the European Union.