The Czech Republic is talking about the possible abolition of temporary protection for Ukrainian men

The leader of the Czech political movement SPD Tomio Okamura stated that the Czech Republic is allegedly negotiating within the European Union on the possible termination of temporary protection for Ukrainian men of military age.

According to the politician, the implementation of such an initiative requires the support of other EU countries, since the Czech Republic cannot independently cancel the temporary protection mechanism.

What the Czech politician proposes

Okamura also advocated the early termination of temporary protection for all Ukrainians in the Czech Republic. One of the arguments he called the fact that some Ukrainian citizens allegedly regularly return home “on vacation”.

“There are too many of these Ukrainians here, and we must do something about it,” the politician said, GromadaCZ reports.

At the same time, Okamura associates the possible termination of protection primarily with the end of the war in Ukraine. In his opinion, after the end of hostilities, Ukrainians will have to either return home or apply for standard residence permits in the Czech Republic.

The Czech Republic is preparing a new law on foreigners

The politician also announced that his party is completing the preparation of a new version of the law on foreigners. According to him, the document will provide for stricter conditions for foreigners to stay in the Czech Republic, including Ukrainians with temporary protection.

Okamura admitted that negotiations on the possible termination of protection for Ukrainian men are currently “progressing with difficulty”.

What is temporary protection

As a reminder, the European Union introduced a temporary protection mechanism for Ukrainians after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022.

This mechanism allows Ukrainian citizens to legally reside, work and receive social support in EU countries without going through the standard asylum procedure.