The EU is discussing the possibility of not extending future temporary protection to new male applicants of conscription age.
Euractiv stated this in an article, according to Ukrinform.
The proposal emerged during discussions about the future of the EU Temporary Protection Directive (TPD), which allows Ukrainians to live and work across Europe without going through national asylum systems. The program, launched after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, is currently in force until March 2027 after an extension agreed last year.
According to an internal EU Council document seen by Euractiv, among the options under discussion is extending temporary protection while narrowing its scope, in particular by "excluding men of conscription age" or people who left Ukraine on unlawful grounds.
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