British and Polish Temporary Protection Schemes Addressing Displaced Persons from Ukraine

Abstract

The UK has responded strongly to the Russian aggression against Ukraine. Since February 2022 British actions have been noticeable compared to those taken by other NATO allies. In the face of a mass influx of refugees, the Home Secretary travelled to the Polish-Ukrainian border and announced launching a special migration route for Ukrainians. The analysis examines temporary protection schemes in terms of the UK’s entire migration system after Brexit and compares it with the Polish (with some references to Czech) systemic solutions addressing displaced persons from Ukraine in a wider legal and political context.

Keywords

• refugees
• war in Ukraine
• Directive 2001/55/EC on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons
• Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382
• humanitarian visas