Poland was in June the EU member state which granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to people fleeing Ukraine (60,125) as a consequence of Russia’s invasion, according to data published by Eurostat, the statistical service of the European Union. The total number of beneficiaries in Cyprus, excluding June for which there is no data, has been 6,575 since March
Poland granted temporary protection status to 60,125 people in June, followed by Romania (10,360), Ireland (6,985) and Bulgaria (6,920).
While the overwhelming majority of persons receiving temporary protection were Ukrainians, there were also citizens of other countries who received such status in EU Member States, e.g. 405 Russians in Poland and 2,400 Nigerians and 410 Moroccans in Portugal.
Compared with May 2022, the number of Ukrainians receiving temporary protection fell in all 19 EU Member States with available data. The largest decreases were observed in Poland (35,960 people less compared with May 2022), followed by Lithuania (13,405 less), Bulgaria (12,945 less) and Romania (10,075 less).
There were no available data for Cyprus, as well as for Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria. This is because the data collection is carried out on a voluntary basis, so the completeness of the data may vary.
In the months for which there was data, Cyprus granted temporary protection status to 665 persons in March, to 2,740 persons in April and to 3,170 persons in May.
Based on available data as of the end of June, Poland had a total of 1.2 million Ukrainians benefiting from temporary protection. Bulgaria (118,810 Ukrainian beneficiaries), France (64,970), Lithuania (48,960), Belgium (47,945) and Romania (43,550) were the other Member States with the highest total numbers of Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection.
The total number of beneficiaries in Cyprus, excluding June for which there is no data, has been 6,575 since March.
The highest ratio of Ukrainian citizens granted temporary protection in June 2022 was recorded in Poland (1.6 granted temporary protection per thousand inhabitants), followed by Latvia (1.5), Ireland (1.4) and Lithuania (1.3).
Source: Cyprus News Agency