Frontex: Number of Incoming Ukrainian Nationals Remains High But Stable
According to the European Agency for Border and Coast Guard, Frontex, the number of Ukrainians entering the EU for a ten-day average stands at 41,000, which is approximately close to the number of people leaving the EU (43,000), AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.
In general, since the military invasion of Ukraine, the number of entries has totalled up to 9.5 million, with 8.5 million out of those being Ukrainian nationals.
The most affected crossing points are those at the land border, which have also been experiencing heavy freight traffic from Ukraine, while the export of grains by sea may lead to a drop in traffic on the land border.
“Frontex analysts predict that any intensification of the conflict in the south of Ukraine might lead to a rise in the number of Ukrainians fleeing their country. In the longer term, socio-economic factors, such as an economic contraction, extensive damage to infrastructure and occupation of territory important for agriculture may also encourage more Ukrainians to enter the EU,” a press release published by Frontex explains.
From late February until August 21, a total of 4.1 million people fleeing Ukraine have sought temporary protection from 29 European and other countries, such as Moldova, while Frontex has deployed some 253 staff crew to assist at border control points.
In total, 8.5 million people have entered the European countries, while around 5.7 million have left Ukraine. In one week alone (from August 22 to August 28), 279,679 people entered the EU Member States and other countries nearby, while 318,420 left.
According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), a total of 10.6 border crossings from Ukraine have been recorded from February 24 until August 9. In general, the number of refugees entering the EU remains relatively high, including those registered for Temporary Protection.
The Temporary Protection Directive was activated for Ukrainian nationals fleeing the war zone, and it enables them to be accommodated in the Member States for up to 12 months. The measure enables Ukrainian nationals to even work for a certain period, and it has proven to be successful, as the European Union Agency for Asylum previously revealed.
The authority noted that the Temporary Protection Directive had had a positive effect on the migration situations in the EU, as the Ukrainian nationals filed fewer asylum applications in April.
