Ukrainian refugees in EU countries: to stay or to return? Living conditions, adaptation problems, incentives to return home

Press center UCMC announce

Speakers: Yulia Tyshchenko, co-founder of the National Platform for Resilience and Social Cohesion;
Yulia Kaplan, expert of the National Platform for Resilience and Social Cohesion;
Olena Semyorkina, specialist in norm-making at the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union;
Vida Montvydaitė, head of the Department of National Minorities (Lithuania);
Iryna Kalupakha, director of the Department for the Protection of the Rights of Citizens Affected by Armed Aggression;
Oleksii Poznyak, head of Migration Studies Department, Ptoukha Institute for Demography and
Social Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
Daria Mykhailyshyn, economist at the Center for Economic Strategy;
Oleg Wojchek, activist, helping Ukrainians in the Czech Republic
Moderator: Myroslav Lavrynok, human rights analyst at the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union

Attention! In case of an air alert, visitors of the event can use the shelter located in the basement of the Ukrainian House ( Ukraine Crisis Media Center, Ukrainian House, 1st floor. 2 Khreshchatyk street, Kyiv 01001 )

On June 19, at 11:00 a.m., Ukraine Crisis Media Center (Kyiv, 2 Khreshchatyk St.) will host an open discussion on the topic: “Ukrainian refugees in EU countries: to stay or to return? Living conditions, adaptation problems, incentives to return home.”

Organizer: National Platform for Resilience and Social Cohesion.

During the discussion, there will be a presentation of the National Platform research on the living conditions of Ukrainians in EU countries and recommendations for strengthening protection of their rights.

The main issues for discussion:
• Conditions of Ukrainian refugees’ life in the EU during a large-scale war;
• What should be changed to strengthen the protection of Ukrainians’ rights in the EU;
• How to interact with Ukrainians and facilitate their return home after the war?

Accreditation is mandatory: tel. +38 097 988 91 41 or e-mail: [email protected]
Register for the event by clicking here: https://forms.gle/g9xqJ9JaFq5X5QK4A

The National Platform for Resilience and Social Cohesion was launched in February 2018. Our
strategic priorities are Resilience of the state and society, cohesion and unity. Since its inception, the National Platform for Resilience and Social Cohesion has held more than 80 public events at the national, regional and local levels and attracted leading international experts on peace building, transitional justice, informational reintegration, social cohesion and national unity. The initiative is implemented with the EU financial support as part of the project "Building Resilience in Conflict through Dialogue.