Ireland’s strong reliance on hotels is unusual, reflecting a shortage of other options
The novelty of temporary protection and different interpretations mean that provision of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees is a patchwork that varies not just from country to country but also depending on the local or regional authority.
Refugees from Ukraine arrive at a newly built arrival centre on the tarmac of the former Tegel airport in Berlin. Photograph: Steffi Loos/AP In Bulgaria, the government announced last May that refugees staying in hotels in Black Sea beach resorts would have to move to make way for the summer tourist season, and cut the subsidy paid to hotel operators per refugee. The refugees were offered alternative accommodation, though many were reluctant to move, saying they and their children had put down roots.
Poland is host to more Ukrainian refugees than any other EU country at over 1.5 million, and Ukrainian refugees may struggle to find their own flats and houses, with many staying in collective accommodation centres, state-funded hotel rooms and school dormitories. Different interpretations of the temporary protection directive have “led to the emergence of divergent practices and policies” according to the European Council for Refugees and Exiles, which says that “uncertainty about the legal situation persists in many cases”.
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