At a ceremony in Vienna on 4 March, Poland formally assumed the 2026 chairmanship of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), taking over from Sweden. Paweł Dąbrowski of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration outlined three priorities: steering Europe from temporary protection for Ukrainians to sustainable residence options; boosting cooperation on returns and legal-migration channels; and promoting tech-driven, balanced migration management.
EU Special Envoy Ylva Johansson told participants that Ukrainians “have become part of our societies” and that debate must now pivot to empowerment and long-term legal certainty. Panelists from Poland, Sweden, Ukraine and Moldova explored scenarios for the expiry of EU-wide temporary protection in March 2027.
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Poland hosts roughly one million displaced Ukrainians and runs an ICMPD Ukrainian Consultation Centre in Gdańsk. Warsaw’s year-long chairmanship will therefore be watched closely by mobility teams across the continent as a bellwether for post-2027 residence frameworks.
Amid these evolving migration rules, travellers and employers may find the paperwork around visas and residence permits increasingly complex. VisaHQ can streamline the process with up-to-date guidance and online application support for Poland and other destinations—learn more at https://www.visahq.com/poland/
For employers the message is clear: the EU is unlikely simply to let protections lapse without replacement, but companies should still plan for a more stringent, permit-based system. The chairmanship also signals Poland’s intent to influence EU debates on legal-labour mobility, returns policy and digital immigration platforms.
EU Special Envoy Ylva Johansson told participants that Ukrainians “have become part of our societies” and that debate must now pivot to empowerment and long-term legal certainty. Panelists from Poland, Sweden, Ukraine and Moldova explored scenarios for the expiry of EU-wide temporary protection in March 2027.
Poland hosts roughly one million displaced Ukrainians and runs an ICMPD Ukrainian Consultation Centre in Gdańsk. Warsaw’s year-long chairmanship will therefore be watched closely by mobility teams across the continent as a bellwether for post-2027 residence frameworks.
Amid these evolving migration rules, travellers and employers may find the paperwork around visas and residence permits increasingly complex. VisaHQ can streamline the process with up-to-date guidance and online application support for Poland and other destinations—learn more at https://www.visahq.com/poland/
For employers the message is clear: the EU is unlikely simply to let protections lapse without replacement, but companies should still plan for a more stringent, permit-based system. The chairmanship also signals Poland’s intent to influence EU debates on legal-labour mobility, returns policy and digital immigration platforms.
