Refugees from Ukraine should be able to extend their stay in Czechia

Refugees from Ukraine will likely be able to extend their temporary protection in Czechia for another year, until the end of March 2025. The respective amendment to the law, known as Lex Ukraine, was approved by the government on Wednesday and will now be put to a vote in Parliament. According to the Interior Ministry, which submitted the bill, the course of the war in Ukraine does not indicate that Ukrainian refugees will be able to return home in the near future. There are currently over 365, 800 Ukrainians with temporary protection in Czechia, the majority of them are women and children.