Temporary protection in the European Union: a legal analysis
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Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to a mass migration of people to European Union countries. This, in turn, has highlighted the issue of legal regulation of temporary protection for such individuals. Analyzing this issue is essential for understanding the mechanisms of providing assistance, defining the rights and obligations of beneficiaries of temporary protection, and assessing the effectiveness of European legislation in the context of a large-scale humanitarian crisis. The aim of the article is to conduct a comprehensive study of the legal regulation of temporary protection in the European Union, including an analysis of the relevant norms of European and national legislation of EU member states, as well as the practice of their application in the context of the Ukrainian crisis. To achieve the research goal, methods such as legal analysis, through which a detailed analysis of Directive 2001/55/EC on temporary protection and other relevant regulatory documents was carried out, were used. Using the comparative analysis method, a comparison was made of the national legislation of different EU member states to identify common features and differences in approaches to providing temporary protection. The results of the study can be used for further research into such issues as the long-term consequences of temporary protection for EU migration policy; the integration of beneficiaries of temporary protection into the labor market of EU member states; and the problems of the return of beneficiaries of temporary protection to their countries of origin after the end of the war.
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