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Phew. Doubt anybody will bother going all the way to Canada now.https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/03/03/eu-countries-agree-to-trigger-a-never-used-law-to-host-ukrainian-refugees
EU countries agree to host Ukrainian refugees under exceptional protection scheme
Ukrainian refugees will be given residence permits to stay inside the bloc for at least one year, a period that will be automatically extended for a further year. Member states can then decide to prolong the exceptional measure by one more year if the war continues to ravage the country.
Besides the legal right to stay inside a EU member state, the directive enables access to the education system, labour market, healthcare, housing, professional assistance and social welfare.
The protection will apply to Ukrainian nationals and their relatives, as well as to long-term residents from other nationalities who are unable to go back safely to their country of origin.
The protection can be granted by any EU country, not only by the first country reached by the refugee. In recent days, the national rail companies of Germany, Austria, France and Belgium are offering free-of-charge tickets for Ukrainian refugees who wish to cross the continent and reach their country.
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