MEPs discuss what the EU can do to protect children fleeing war in Ukraine, in particular from trafficking and exploitation, following the activation on 3 March of the temporary protection status for refugees from Ukraine, which gives them temporary residence rights and access to education and the labour market. First part of the debate.

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

VAUTMANS, Hilde (Renew, BE)

GARCÍA PÉREZ, Iratxe (S&D, ES)

rights of the child (T)

BJÖRK, Malin (The Left, SE)

VERHEYEN, Sabine (EPP, DE)

AUŠTREVIČIUS, Petras (Renew, LT)

ZĪLE, Roberts (ECR, LV)

ERNST, Cornelia (The Left, DE)

BOCSKOR, Andrea (NI, HU)

WIŚNIEWSKA, Jadwiga (ECR, PL)

FERRARA, Laura (NI, IT)

KOPACZ, Ewa (EPP, PL)

GARRAUD, Jean-Paul (ID, FR)

BRICMONT, Saskia (Greens/EFA, BE)

BISCHOFF, Gabriele (S&D, DE)

BALDASSARRE, Simona (ID, IT)

KUHNKE, Alice (Greens/EFA, SE)

solidarity with Ukraine (T)

EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 1/3)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ewa KOPACZ (EPP, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Iratxe GARC&#205;A P&#201;REZ (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Hilde VAUTMANS (Renew, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Saskia BRICMONT (Greens/EFA, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Simona BALDASSARRE (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jadwiga WI&#346;NIEWSKA (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Cornelia ERNST (The Left, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Daniela RONDINELLI (NI, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&amp;D, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Petras AU&#352;TREVI&#268;IUS (Renew, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Alice BAH KUHNKE (Greens/EFA, SE)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jean-Paul GARRAUD (ID, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Roberts Z&#298;LE (ECR, LV), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Malin BJ&#214;RK (The Left, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Andrea BOCSKOR (NI, HU), -