Displaced persons from Ukraine and their reception process in the European Union and Spain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/ced.3249
Keywords: reception, inclusion, temporal protection, Ukraine, European Union

Abstract

Since 4 March 2022, the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive for displaced persons from Ukraine marked an unprecedented milestone in the European immigration and asylum agenda. Since then the debate on the temporary protection regime has mostly focused on a broad critical literature review of the beneficiaries, the guaranteed rights and the applicable legal framework for displaced persons from Ukraine. However, the legal framework of Directive 2001/55/EC and the implementation of the temporary protection procedure by Decision (EU) 2022/382 also require a careful reading with regard to the development of the immediate reception modality. It is not a coincidence that, after three years since the activation of the temporary protection regime, the reception processes highlight the legitimacy and the impact of certain double standards, certain opportunities and some paradoxes, as well as the practical challenges of this immediate response not only at the European level but also in each Member State. Paying attention at the reception-integration processes in Spain, this paper tries to make visible the consequences derived from the differentiated management for the beneficiaries of temporary protection.

Received: 17 December 2024 
Accepted: 15 January 2025

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Author Biography

Encarnación La Spina, University of Deusto, Spain

Profesora contratada Doctora encargada de Filosofía del Derecho de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Deusto y miembro del Instituto de Derechos Humanos Pedro Arrupe.

Published
2025-03-28
How to Cite
La Spina, Encarnación. 2025. “Displaced Persons from Ukraine and Their Reception Process in the European Union and Spain”. Deusto Journal of European Studies, no. 72 (March), 103-40. https://doi.org/10.18543/ced.3249.
Issue
No. 72 (2025): Primera activación de la Directiva de protección temporal: Ucrania
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