Switzerland extends protection status for Ukrainian refugees
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The Swiss government has extended temporary protection status for Ukrainian refugees who arrived in the country because of Russia's full-scale invasion.
The decision to extend the temporary protection status for Ukrainian refugees until 4 March 2025 was adopted at a meeting of the Swiss Federal Council on 1 November. This is reported on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
A lasting stabilisation of the situation in Ukraine is not foreseen. Thus, the S status for people from Ukraine seeking asylum will not be cancelled until 4 March 2025, - stated in a press release.
The Federal Council also set a target concerning professional integration for the first time: 40 per cent of S status holders should have a job by the end of 2024.
As of the end of October 2023, Switzerland had granted temporary protection status to an estimated 66,000 Ukrainians.
Eugenia Ruban writes about political and economic news. She looks at large-scale phenomena in Ukrainian politics and economics from the perspective of how they will affect ordinary Ukrainians.
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