[-] Situation of Ukrainian refugees in Central
Europe and the Balkans – comparative analysis and
lessons learned
Chairs: dr Bartosz Czepil, University of Opole, Poland
This special session is organized in order to present and debate
over the research report prepared by the team of 14 academics
from 7 countries integrated within the Border and Regional Studies
Network established within the CEEPUS. The report is result of
the Visegrad + project supported financially by the International
Visegrad Fund: Ukrainian refugees in Central Europe and the
Balkans – lessons learned and policy recommendations
coordinated by the University of Opole, Poland (project ID:
22310070).
The report presents a comparison of 7 countries, which
experienced, in different forms and degrees, influx of the Ukrainian
refugees after the full scale Russian aggression on February 24,
2022. The main research problem addressed is a situation of
Ukrainian refugees in the following countries: Czech Republic,
Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Montenegro and the North
Macedonia. The aim of this study is to compare how does this
situation look like and how has it evolved in the first two years after
February 24, 2022? The concept of a ‘refugee situation’ should be
understood as including two basic components: reaction of
receiving country towards the refugees and characteristics of the
refugees community in terms of its legal and socio-economic
position. Therefore, the report covers different dimensions like the
immigration policies, Ukrainian diaspora characteristics, reactions
of political institutions and civil society in the receiving countries.
During the session the main findings from the comparative
analysis will be discussed and policy recommendations will be
proposed.
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abstracts is 7 May 2024.