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How Ukraine’s crisis tested European attitudes towards refugees

Despite what politicians say, Europeans have become more welcoming to people fleeing humanitarian crises.
  1. Lilly Tozer
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A woman carrying her baby crosses a destroyed bridge with other people.

People fleeing Ukraine have been welcomed in many European countries. Credit: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty

People in Europe are as supportive of refugees now as they were seven years ago, despite several humanitarian crises, finds a huge survey on attitudes. But they seem to favour certain demographics over others — often those that most closely mirror their own identities, the study found.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02530-8

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  1. Bansak, K., Hainmueller, J. & Hangartner, D. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06417-6 (2023).

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