A small number of refugees from Ukraine received temporary protection in Hungary

Just over four million refugees from Ukraine received temporary protection in the European Union as of June this year, according to Eurostat. according to. Based on data released by the European Statistical Office on Wednesday, the most people (1.3 million) have had such a status in Germany, Poland (about 978 thousand) and the Czech Republic (about 350 thousand).

A few days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in March 2022, the European Union decided to provide temporary protection to people fleeing the attacked country.

Compared to its population, the eastern member states that have joined since 2004 have granted temporary refugee status to people coming from Ukraine the most. The Czech Republic (32.2), Poland (26.6), Estonia (25.8), Bulgaria (24.9) and Lithuania (24.7) rounded out the top five per 1,000 people.

Hungary is among the latter

On the attached map, it is also noticeable that Hungary – as a neighbor of Ukraine – is not only far behind in regional data, but also far behind the EU average in terms of population. In total, just under 32,000 people have been granted temporary protection, which puts them in the second-vulnerable category per thousand people.

Although the exact number is not written, but from the statistics of Eurostat a Population in 2023 and the June 2023 data protected Based on a few minutes of scheduling, this can be seen

Hungary has granted temporary protection to the fifth lowest number of refugees from Ukraine per thousand people, at just over 3.3.

Only the French (barely 1), Greek (2.4), Italian (2.7) and Maltese (around 3.3) data – which usually don’t include minors – are worse, and the EU average is almost 9.1.

The Hungarian ratio could be reduced by the flight of dual nationals from Transcarpathia. Together with Hungarians, they are considered citizens of the European Union, but statistics indicate the protection given to non-EU citizens of Ukraine. At the same time, combined with the government’s pro-Russian policy, the attitude of local institutions may deter those from Ukraine from applying for status in Hungary.

Judging by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s June report, the Hungarian authorities do not provide enough information about temporary protection, so not many people ask for it.

Hungarian government regularly that He soundsthat our country is doing the largest ever humanitarian work, and that more than a million people have “departed through Hungary” from the neighboring country.

MTI handled the Czech data and didn’t even mention Hungary

The state-run Hungarian News Agency did not mention Hungary in its announcement on Wednesday regarding the Eurostat data. MTI has received from its correspondent in Prague that, relative to the population, Czechs have been granted temporary protection, but only two-thirds of them have found jobs and more than half of them are in jobs below their qualifications.