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Around seven million Ukrainians have temporarily left their country, almost a million of whom have come to Germany. There were no major problems, no resistance from the population. This is due to legal entry, says migration researcher Gerald Knaus.
On February 24, the Russian army invaded Ukraine. Since then, many people have been fighting there, but many have also fled and brought themselves and their families to safety. Within the country, but also within the European Union. Back then, Brussels decided relatively quickly: Ukrainians can enter Germany and other EU countries completely legally. Gerald Knaus would also like to see this possibility of legal flight in other countries, such as Algeria. He sees the example of Ukraine as a role model: “Firstly, it shows that a historically unique number was actually manageable thanks to a historically unique decision by the EU interior ministers.” Namely that Ukrainians are allowed to arrive anywhere within the European Union and have the right to residency, support and work in any country. The sociologist and migration researcher explains this in the 296th episode of the podcast “important today”. Legal entry means: “No one had to risk their life with a smuggler, no one had to get into a boat, no one had to go through the dark jungle in winter, like coming from Belarus to Poland,” explains Knaus.
War reporting leads to more acceptance among the population
Another factor why Ukrainians are accepted in Germany and the EU without any major problems is that the cause of the flight is well explained in the media, says Knaus: “It’s a combination of legal ways, without smugglers and without drama, and one Broad support. Because you think you know that those who come really need protection. That makes it possible for us to cope with the numbers of refugees who, just a few years ago, would have been a nightmare from right-wing populists and would have destroyed Europe’s civilisation.” In 2015, this horror was fueled not only by movements like Pegida, but also by the Alternative for Germany party, which used it to contest its 2017 election campaign. The example shows how migration can be completely rethought in Germany – and precisely because of this, it could remain efficient and successful.
According to the UN refugee agency, more than seven million people have left Ukraine since the beginning of the war. According to the German Central Register of Foreigners (AZR), 802,500 people from Ukraine have been registered in Germany so far. Actually, Ukraine has 44.13 billion inhabitants.
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Source: Stern
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