A meeting of the JHA Counsellors (Asylum) scheduled for 6 July 2026 will examine a proposal to extend temporary protection under Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 until 4 March 2028. The meeting, set to take place at 14:30 in the Council's Justus Lipsius building in Brussels, will consider an updated Presidency compromise text (WK 9955/2026 INIT) as the main agenda item.
adoption of the agenda, the proposal for a Council Implementing Decision extending temporary protection, and any other business. The extension would maintain the protection regime for displaced persons, primarily those fleeing the war in Ukraine, which was originally activated in March 2022 and has been renewed periodically. The current protection is set to expire in March 2027, and the proposed extension would add another year, running until 4 March 2028.
The meeting format allows one delegate per member state plus one additional for the Presidency. The compromise text, to be circulated ahead of the meeting, reflects negotiations among member states on the terms of the extension. No prior coverage of this specific proposal exists in recent months, indicating that this is a new step in the ongoing management of the temporary protection regime.
The extension would provide continued legal status and access to housing, healthcare, and employment for displaced persons in the EU, primarily Ukrainians. National authorities would need to maintain administrative arrangements for registration and support. EU member states hosting large numbers of displaced persons, such as Poland and Germany, would face continued budgetary and logistical commitments. The decision also affects NGOs and local communities providing integration services. The Council is expected to adopt the decision after the counsellors' review, with the formal adoption likely at a subsequent Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting.