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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Ukraine refugees given right to live in EU for three years

European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, speaks during an extraordinary session on Ukraine at the European parliament in Brussels, Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, said ‘all those fleeing Putin’s bombs are welcome in Europe’. Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP

Ukrainian refugees will have the right to live and work in the European Union for up to three years, under an emergency plan in response to what is becoming Europe’s biggest refugee crisis this century.

Nearly 875,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its brutal attack less than a week ago, according to the UN refugee agency, which has warned that 4 million could leave the country in the coming weeks and months.

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