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The European Union is stepping up aid for Ukraine and is moving toward granting temporary protection to those fleeing Russia’s military operation.
EU Commission President Urusla von announced it will give temporary residence permits to the refugees and allow them rights to education and work in the 27-nation bloc.
The move still has to be approved by the member states, but they already expressed broad support over the weekend.
Der Leyen yesterday already committed at least half a billion euros of the bloc’s budget to deal with the humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine.