The Austrian Parliament approved amendments to the special provision on displaced persons, which extends the right of temporary residence for refugees from Ukraine for a year - that is, until March 4, 2024. It is reported by "

The amendments to the resolution were supported by all parties, except for the Eurosceptic Freedom Party (FPO).

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This provision was adopted in March 2022 and initially granted the right of residence to refugees from Ukraine until March 3, 2023. The right of residence was supposed to automatically continue twice every six months, but this directive has been repealed at the EU level.

October 2022. The European Commission decided not to propose the termination of the directive, Austria decided to extend the regulation.

According to the Austrian Ministry of the Interior, from February 24 to December 31, 2022, about 91 thousand refugees from Ukraine were registered in the country, about 66 thousand of them are still in Austria.. At the same time, about half of the Ukrainians who fled to Austria from the war want to stay in the country forever..

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Recall that for refugees from Ukraine in Budapest, they decided to continue free travel in public transport.