Ukraine refugees given right to live in EU for three years
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#5WNZ9)
The proposal, expected to be approved, is based on a law drawn up in the aftermath of the Balkan wars
Ukrainian refugees will have the right to live and work in the European Union for up to three years, under an emergency plan in response to what is becoming Europe's biggest refugee crisis this century.
Nearly 836,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its brutal attack less than a week ago, according to the UN refugee agency, which has warned that 4 million could leave the country in the coming weeks and months.
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