Symposium "Seeking Refuge, Finding Solidarity? Challenges and Chances for Ukrainian Protection-Seekers in Europe".

In the three months since the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, over six million Ukrainians have sought protection in neighbouring countries, but many more have been forced from their homes and displaced within their own country.

At the EU level, the Council of the EU invoked the Temporary Protection Directive which grants Ukrainians the right to stay, work, and study in any EU member state for an initial period of one year. However, as in the application of every other EU directive, EU member states have national laws and regulations that envisage the application of the temporary protection regime within their home countries.

The symposium will focus on three topics: 

• National Regimes for Ukrainian protection-seekers in Europe.

• The Role of Law Faculties/Universities in providing support to Ukrainian students and scholars.
• The Right to Leave and Discriminatory Admissions of Protection-Seekers

Key note speakers of the programme are:

• Cathryn Costello (Hertie School and the Centre for Fundamental Rights, Berlin, Germany) & Itamar Mann (Faculty of Law, University of Haifa, Israel)

Date: Wednesday 1 June 2022

Location: The event will take place online 

Time: 10 AM - 3 PM CET