By 6 March, more than 1.7 million people had been forced to flee Ukraine in the fastest refugee flow since World War Two. The numbers will grow considerably in the coming days and weeks. Of these refugees, over 1 million had arrived in Poland. There has been an extraordinary mobilisation by citizens across the EU to support refugees from Ukraine while the EU has agreed temporary protection measures for displaced Ukrainians. In this webinar organised by the Migration Policy Centre at the EUI and the Centre of Migration Research at the University of Warsaw we analyse both the effects of and responses to this large-scale displacement with a particular focus on Poland. Speakers will consider the situation at the Ukraine-Poland border; the current situation on-the-ground in Poland; implications for longer-term reception; and wider implications for European/EU approaches to asylum and refugees.
Confirmed speakers:
Dr Marta Jaroszewicz, Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw
Dr Marta Pachocka, Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw
Dr Karolina Lukasiewicz, Centre of Migration Research, University of Warsaw
Chair: Prof Andrew Geddes, Migration Policy Centre, European University Institute
The webinar will be livestreamed on the MPC youtube channel.