🚨 On 15 July 2025, the Council of the European Union adopted Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1460, extending temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine until 4 March 2027. This measure continues the protection regime initiated in March 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, under Directive 2001/55/EC.
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The war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022, has triggered the largest displacement of people in Europe since the Second World War. The European Union responded by activating, for the first time in its history, the Temporary Protection Directive through Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382. This provided a common and stable legal framework for those fleeing the conflict.
As of 31 July 2025, more than 4.34 million people from Ukraine benefit from this measure across EU Member States, according to Eurostat. These figures highlight both the scale of displacement and the EU’s commitment to protecting the rights of those forced to leave their country.
⏺️ Countries hosting the largest number of beneficiaries
Germany hosts the highest number of beneficiaries (1.2 million), followed by Poland (nearly 1 million) and Czechia (380,000). Together, these three countries host more than half of the total. Compared with June, the overall number of beneficiaries increased by 28,695 (+0.7%), with the largest increases recorded in Germany, Romania, and Czechia.
In relative terms, the countries with the highest number of beneficiaries per population are Czechia (34.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Poland (27.2) and Estonia (25.3), compared with the EU average of 9.6.
⏺️ Beneficiary ratios and profiles
The profile of those under temporary protection in the EU is relatively homogenous: the vast majority are Ukrainian nationals (98.4%), reflecting the specific nature of the measure.
- Women: Adult women represent nearly half of the beneficiaries (44.7%). Many of them lead their families, as men remained in Ukraine due to martial law restrictions.
- Minors: Children and adolescents account for 31.2%, underlining the high number of young people forced to rebuild their lives in other European countries.
- Men: Adult men make up 24.2%, mostly individuals who left before restrictions were imposed or who belong to groups exempted from mobilisation.
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