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Summaries of EU Legislation

Recognition of qualifications for Ukrainian refugees

SUMMARY OF:

Recommendation (EU) 2022/554 on the recognition of qualifications for people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE RECOMMENDATION?

It aims to help Ukrainian refugees find a path to meaningful employment and help them integrate by ensuring a quick, fair and flexible process for recognising their qualifications throughout the European Union (EU).

KEY POINTS

The EU has taken a number of steps to help and to show solidarity with refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These include, in particular:

  • Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 introducing temporary protection for Ukrainians, which builds on the minimum EU standards for temporary protection set out in Directive 2001/55/EC on temporary protection (see summary);
  • communications from the European Commission in May 2022 on solidarity and on readying the EU to meet the needs of Ukrainian refugees.

Recognition of qualifications

  • Access to the EU labour market is a key aspect of temporary protection. However, without recognition of their qualifications non-EU nationals often have to take jobs below their qualification level.
  • The Commission’s 2021–2027 action plan on integration and inclusion encourages EU Member States to ensure that procedures for recognising foreign qualifications are quick, fair, transparent and affordable.
  • This recommendation to Member States addresses these issues in respect of Ukraine, covering the following areas:
    • organising recognition of professional qualifications for those enjoying temporary protection;
    • making academic recognition more straightforward;
    • providing information and using electronic tools;
    • dealing with incomplete evidence on qualifications;
    • specific requirements for certain professions;
    • making it easier for recognised professionals to practise;
    • follow-up of proposed measures.

Measures

The recommendation includes a number of key measures taken by the Commission to support Member States, including:

  • a resource hub on Ukrainian qualifications, created by the European Training Foundation, designed to allow comprehensive information sharing and transparency between Member States and thus enable fast track procedures;
  • adapting the eTranslation tool developed by the Commission to meet the demand for quick and reliable translation from Ukrainian and also from Russian;
  • a flexible approach to those not in possession of original documentation – this includes the option of reissuing certificates digitally.

BACKGROUND

For further information, see:

MAIN DOCUMENT

Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/554 of on the recognition of qualifications for people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (OJ L 107I, , pp. 1–8).

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