Cyprus ranked third in the European Union in the proportion of Ukrainians granted temporary protection, with 25.8 beneficiaries per 1,000 inhabitants, more than double the EU average of 9.7, according to figures published by Eurostat on Tuesday.
As of February 2026, a total of 4.35 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine were under temporary protection across the EU, an increase of 24,675 people, or 0.6 per cent, compared with the
