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It aims to help Ukrainian refugees find a path to meaningful employment and help them integrate by ensuring a quick, fair and flexible process for recognising their qualifications throughout the European Union (EU).
The EU has taken a number of steps to help and to show solidarity with refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These include, in particular:
Recognition of qualifications
Measures
The recommendation includes a number of key measures taken by the Commission to support Member States, including:
For further information, see:
Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/554 of 5 April 2022 on the recognition of qualifications for people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (OJ L 107I, 6.4.2022, pp. 1–8).
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Welcoming those fleeing war in Ukraine: Readying Europe to meet the needs (COM(2022) 131 final, 23.3.2022).
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – European solidarity with refugees and those fleeing war in Ukraine (COM(2022) 107 final, 8.3.2022).
Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC, and having the effect of introducing temporary protection (OJ L 71, 4.3.2022, pp. 1–6).
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Action plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021–2027 (COM(2020) 758 final, 24.11.2020).
Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof (OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, pp. 12–23).
last update 19.07.2022