EU Temporary Protection Directive

EU Temporary Protection Directive

• The European Commission decided to activate the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) to offer assistance to people fleeing Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion.
• Under Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) of 2001, “temporary protection” is described as an “exceptional measure to provide immediate and temporary protection to displaced persons from non-European Union (EU) countries and those unable to return to their country of origin”.
• According to Article 1 of the Temporary Protection Directive the purpose of the directive is to establish minimum standards for giving temporary protection to displaced persons.
• Having proper standards will reduce the disparities between the policies of European Union (EU) countries on the treatment of potential refugees during mass influx.
• The standards also promote burden-sharing among EU countries regarding receiving a large number of displaced persons in a short duration and bearing the consequences of receiving such persons.

Published date : 10 Mar 2022 05:10PM