ICMPD has a long-standing cooperation with Ukraine dating back to 1995. Numerous joint projects were implemented, cooperation is ongoing on multilateral and bilateral levels and in 2021 the ICMPD Kyiv Office was established. ICMPD is thus closely monitoring the developments in Ukraine. Due to the security situation, the ICMPD office has been temporarily closed. The project teams continue their work from other duty stations whenever possible. Below, we are gathering our policy, research, and capacity-building activities to reflect ICMPD's ongoing engagement in Ukraine.
Voices of Resilience: How UCCs Support Displaced Ukrainians
The Migration Podcast by ICMPD
How does temporality pose difficulties for the labour market participation of displaced Ukrainian women?
The INTAKE Project takes a comparative analysis the labour market participation of displaced Ukrainian women in Austria, Germany, and Poland; and the challenges they face due to the temporality of their status in these countries. The study recommends streamlined recognition of their qualifications and pathways to transition into long-term residence, and to address the challenges they face in finding employment.
ICMPD Director General meets Ukraine Vice Prime Minister to discuss further cooperation
ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger met with Ukraine Vice Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov, to discuss the newly established Ministry of Unity that he will lead as Minister, as well as ongoing cooperation on border management and supporting the needs for the return and reintegration of Ukrainians.
ICMPD opens three Ukrainian Consultation Centres in Prague, Berlin and Gdansk
In May 2023, ICMPD’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office established three Ukrainian Consultation Centres in Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic within the framework of the RRR-MFA/SMS (Resilience, Reinforcement and Recovery of Ukrainian Migration and Consular Services) project. The project is funded by the Ministry of Interior of Germany and the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic and implemented by ICMPD.
Ukrainian refugees in the EU: Exit from Temporary Protection?
When bombs started falling on Ukraine in February 24, fellow Europeans were fast to open their homes to provide shelter to Ukrainians. The EU was fast to react, too. On 4 March, 22, it pulled the so-called Temporary Protection Directive, for the very first time. One year into the war, the Directive, that had proved to be effective, was prolonged for another year. Nevertheless, the question remains: What can be ways out of the Temporary Protection Directive?
ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger visits Hungarian-Ukrainian Border
Impressions from the Hungarian-Ukrainian Border 9 March, 2022
Dialogues
The Prague Process has hosted a variety of events and published numerous articles on Ukraine. Most recently, the Prague Process published the UA IDP paper, hosted an online conference 'Ensuring the wellbeing of children displaced from Ukraine residing in the EU' with the participation of the Chairwoman of the State Migration Service of Ukraine. The Prague Process Ministerial Conference on 24-25 October 2022, was also attended by the deceased First Deputy Minister Ukraine and Ukraine is at the centre of the Joint Declaration and Action Plan 2023-2027.
Ukrainian refugees in the EU – what you need to know now
For the first time since its establishment, the EU triggered the Temporary Protection Directive as a quick solution to the enormous amount of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. Martin Wagner, a top expert in international protection, asylum and the EU, explains how it works as well as its pros and cons.
Webinars on Ukraine by the SPRING project:
- Housing solutions for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
- Good practices, challenges and opportunities for beneficiaries of Temporary Protection from Ukraine
- Integration of newcomers in and through education
- Fast tracking the labour market integration of people from Ukraine
- Housing solutions for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
Webinar takeaways :
- 04 March 2025: Phasing out temporary protection? Shaping EU policies through national experiences
- February 2025: Do Russia’s attacks on power infrastructure drive forced migration from Ukraine? (RU)
- July 2024: Impacts of Russia’s War in Ukraine on Migration in Central Asia (RU)
- June 2024: Challenges related to the reception of unaccompanied children from Ukraine in Poland – legal representation issues
- May 2024: Scenarios of War and Forced Migration from Ukraine: How many more Ukrainians could flee if Russia wins? (RU)
- May 2024: Guardianship Solutions and Services for Unaccompanied and Separated Children under Temporary Protection in the EU: The case of Ukrainian children
- March 2024: The Role of Ukrainian Diaspora in Crisis Response, Future Return and Reconstruction of Ukraine: Case Study from Germany, Czech Republic and Poland
- 04 March 2024: Extending temporary protection: It seems most viable, but is it?
- January 2024: Forced Migration from Ukraine: migration scenarios 2.0 (RU)
- September 2023: Creative approaches to boosting the employment of displaced Ukrainians in Central and Eastern Europe
- 04 September 2023: Temporary protection: 18 months in force, 18 to go - and then?
- July 2023: Discussion paper - Responding to displacement from Ukraine: Options to remain when EU temporary protection ends
- 04 July 2023: Temporary protection for Ukrainians in Moldova: Achievements and challenges
- March 2023: Discussion paper - Responding to displacement from Ukraine: Past, present and future policies
- 01 March 2023: The clock is ticking for temporary protection: What comes next?
- 21 February 2023: Displacement, integration, and return: What remote work possibilities for Ukrainians?
- 20 December 2022: Internal Displacement in Ukraine: The Scale and Management Challenges in Times of Uncertainty
- 06 September 2022: Temporary protection in Poland: What solutions for vulnerable groups?
- 18 August 2022: What governments need to know about vulnerability to trafficking among the people fleeing the war in Ukraine for migration policies?
- 05 August 2022: ICMPD Policy Insights Commentary – Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia have their European prospects confirmed. What does it mean for migration policies?
- 15 June 2022: The war in Ukraine: Post-war scenarios and migration repercussions
- 10 June 2022: The diaspora response to war in Ukraine
- 01 June 2022: Are rural areas across Europe viable destinations for Ukrainian refugee women?
- 10 May 2022: Could disruptions to Eastern European wheat spur displacement in Africa?
- 28 March 2022: Getting Ukrainian refugees into work: The importance of early competence checks
- 08 March 2022: ICMPD Policy Insights Commentary: Integration of Ukrainian refugees: The road ahead (RU, UKR)
- 02 March 2022: ICMPD Policy Insights Commentary: The war in Ukraine and the renaissance of temporary protection - why this might be the only way to go (RU, UKR)
- 28 February 2022: ICMPD Expert Voice: Europe’s Ukrainian refugee crisis: What we know so far (RU, UKR)