Due to the refugee movements caused by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Temporary Protection Directive 2001/55/EC was activated for the first time on 3 March 2022. The Directive provides for minimum standards in the event of a mass influx, granting temporary protection to displaced persons from third countries who cannot return to their country of origin. The granting of temporary protection status is also linked to the guarantee of socio-economic rights, e.g. to adequate accommodation, necessary medical care or the securing of subsistence through social benefits (see Art. 13 of Directive 2001/55/EC).

A year after its activation, we want to discuss with academics and practitioners about how the Directive is implemented in Poland and Germany today. We also want to compare the legal situation before and after the activation of the Directive and to deal with the specific challenges in the legal field. Which socio-political particularities have to be taken into account on the Polish and German side? Are there examples of cross-border projects? Is the focus more on civil society engagement than on the creation of legal rights? (How) Can differences in the treatment of war refugees from different countries be justified? We want to address these and other questions together.

To participate contact: Tania Bazzani - Tania Bazzani@europa-uni.de

Programme:
9.00: Arrival and registration
9.30: Welcome
9.45-10.15: The Temporary Protection Directive and its activation in March 2022, Prof. Dr. Claudia Maria Hofmann, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
10.15-10.50: The legal implementation of Directive 2001/55/EC in Poland, Prof. Dr. Daniel Eryk Lach, Adam-Mickiewicz-University, Poznań
10.50-11.15: Discussion
11.15-12.00: On the implementation in practice of the Directive in Poland, Dr. Magdalena Nazimek-Rakoczy / Magdalena Bera, both from the NGO Nomada
12.00-12.30: Discussion
12.30-13.30: Lunch break
13.30-14.10: The legal implementation of Directive 2001/55/EC by Germany, Dr. Tillmann Löhr, German Association for Public and Private Welfare, e. V.
14.10-14.30: Discussion
14.30-15.10: On the implementation of the Directive in Germany – the case of Frankfurt
(Oder), Emanuela Falenczyk, Integration Commissioner of the City of Frankfurt (Oder)
15.10-15.30: Discussion
15.30-16.00: Closing discussion and remarks
Conclusion of the event with coffee and cake.

Venue:
Logensaal, Logenstraße 11, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder).
The workshop will be held in German, Polish and English.