Home Asylum Report 2023 Section 4.9. Access to information 4.9.1. Information on the asylum procedure Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms and abbreviations Executive Summary Introduction Section 1. Global developments in the field of asylum in 2022 Overview of global developments in the field of asylum in 2022 1.1. Focus on children and unaccompanied minors 1.2. Women and girls in the context of displacement 1.3. Physical and mental health as a daily concern 1.4. Climate-induced displacement 1.5. Global developments on statelessness Section 2. Major developments in asylum in the European Union in 2022 2.1. Reforming the Common European Asylum System: An ongoing process 2.2. Responding to the arrival of persons fleeing the war in Ukraine 2.3. Key developments in policies and practices at the EU level 2.4. EU’s external borders and migration routes: Support to frontline Member States 2.4.1. Action plans for the Central Mediterranean and Western Balkan routes 2.4.2. Search and rescue activities 2.4.3. Voluntary solidarity mechanism 2.5. External dimension of the EU’s asylum policy 2.6. Jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU Section 3. EUAA support in 2022 Overview of EUAA support in 2022 Infographic: Highlights of EUAA's operational support in 2022 3.1. Asylum knowledge 3.2. Training and professional development 3.3. Operational and technical assistance 3.3.1. Assessment of EUAA operational support in 2022 3.4. Cooperation with third countries 3.4.1. Assessment of EUAA support to third countries in 2022 3.5. Consultative forum and civil society organisations 3.6. Protection of fundamental rights 3.7. EUAA Presidency of the JHA Agencies Network 2023 Section 4. Functioning of the Common European Asylum System Section 4.1. Access to procedures 4.1.1. Access to territory 4.1.2. Access to the asylum procedure 4.1.2.1. Access to the asylum procedure in a state of emergency 4.1.2.2. Impact of increasing number of applications for international protection 4.1.2.3. Online appointment systems for the registration of applications for international protection Infographic on asylum applications and protection needs in Europe 4.1.3. Data on applications for international protection Section 4.2. The Dublin procedure Overview of developments in the Dublin procedure 2022 4.2.1. Institutional and staff changes to manage the Dublin procedure 4.2.2. Policy changes for a more efficient implementation of the Dublin procedure 4.2.3. Practical implementation of Dublin transfers 4.2.4. Decisions on outgoing Dublin requests 4.2.4.1. Citizenship of applicants in the Dublin procedure 4.2.4.2. Acceptance rate for Dublin requests 4.2.4.3. Decisions on take back and take charge requests 4.2.5. Use of the discretionary clause 4.2.6. Assessing transfers to specific countries 4.2.7. Implementing Dublin transfers Section 4.3. Special procedures to assess protection needs 4.3.1 Border procedures 4.3.2 Safe country concepts 4.3.2.1. Recent changes in national lists of safe countries 4.3.3 Admissibility procedures 4.3.4 Accelerated procedures 4.3.5 Subsequent applications Section 4.4. Processing asylum applications at first instance Overview 2022: Processing asylum applications at first instance 4.4.1. Reorganisation and future restructuring 4.4.2. Legislation and policy changes 4.4.3. Case load management and prioritisation policies 4.4.4. New general guidelines to assess applications 4.4.5. National policies on cases lodged by specific profiles and nationalities 4.4.6. Personal interviews 4.4.7. Decisions issued on first instance asylum applications 4.4.8. Withdrawn applications 4.4.9. Quality assessment of first instance decisions 4.4.10. Length of the asylum procedure before the determining authorities 4.4.11. Penalty payments for exceeding the time limit in first instance decision-making 4.4.12. Digitalisation 4.4.13. Staff training and well-being Section 4.5. Processing asylum applications at second or higher instances 4.5.1. Access to the appeals procedure 4.5.1.1. Right to a hearing 4.5.2. Data on decisions issued on asylum applications at second or higher instances 4.5.3. Scope of an appeal in international protection cases 4.5.4. Effectiveness of specific remedies 4.5.5. Suspensive effect of an appeal 4.5.6. Reorganisation of appeal panels 4.5.7. Length of the procedure 4.5.8. Appeals by specific profiles of applicants 4.5.9. Digitalisation of procedures Section 4.6. Pending cases Section 4.7. Reception of applicants for international protection 4.7.1. Entitlement to material reception conditions 4.7.2. Organisation and functioning of reception systems 4.7.2.1. Adjusting reception capacity and impact on reception conditions 4.7.2.2. Adapting reception systems 4.7.2.3. Working together with other stakeholders 4.7.2.4. Reception conditions 4.7.3. Applicants’ daily life 4.7.3.1. House rules and measures for disruptive applicants 4.7.3.2. Freedom of movement 4.7.3.3. Use of pre-paid cards for material reception conditions in cash 4.7.3.4. Employment 4.7.3.5. Education and orientation 4.7.3.6. Health Section 4.8. Aspects of detention involving asylum applicants and former applicants 4.8.1. Institutional changes and legislative changes 4.8.1.1. Legislative reforms 4.8.1.2. Detention capacity 4.8.2. Recourse to detention 4.8.3. Detention conditions 4.8.4. Alternatives to detaining applicants Section 4.9. Access to information 4.9.1. Information on the asylum procedure 4.9.1.1. New initiatives by national authorities 4.9.1.2. New initiatives by civil society organisations 4.9.1.3. Concerns raised on providing access to information 4.9.2. Information for specific nationalities 4.9.3. Information on everyday life, rights and obligations 4.9.3.1. Information provided by national authorities 4.9.3.2. Information provided in reception centres 4.9.3.3. Information provided by organisations and public authorities Section 4.10. Legal assistance and representation 4.10.1. Legal information and access to legal aid as prerequisites of an effective asylum procedure 4.10.2. The right of the representative to access files and the premises 4.10.3. Legal aid in the appeal procedure 4.10.4. New projects in the provision of legal aid 4.10.5. Quality assurance by investing in the work of lawyers 4.10.6. Legal aid provision at the border and in detention Section 4.11. Interpretation services 4.11.1. Legislative and policy updates 4.11.2. New initiatives 4.11.3. Interpretation at the borders 4.11.4. Interpretation in the health system Section 4.12. Country of origin information 4.12.1. Enhancing capacity and improving methodologies 4.12.2. Collaborating on producing accurate information 4.12.3. The focus of COI content Section 4.13. Statelessness in the context of asylum 4.13.1. Identifying stateless persons and their rights 4.13.1.1. Stateless Palestinians 4.13.1.2. Stateless children of asylum seekers and refugee parents 4.13.2. Statelessness in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 4.13.3. Changing legislation 4.13.4. Improving the situation of stateless persons Section 4.14. Content of protection 4.14.1. Granting international protection: Recognition rates 4.14.1.1. Recognition rates at first instance 4.14.1.2. Recognition rates at second or higher instances 4.14.2. Building perspectives: Legal status and family reunification 4.14.2.1. National forms of protection and regularisation measures 4.14.2.2. Review, cessation and revocation of international protection 4.14.2.3. Residence permits and travel documents 4.14.2.4. Family reunification 4.14.3. Developing policies: Integration plans and their evaluation 4.14.3.1. Developing and updating integration strategies 4.14.3.2. Revising legislation on integration 4.14.3.3. Fostering cooperation among stakeholders 4.14.3.4. Evaluating integration plans and support 4.14.4. Support for integration 4.14.4.1. Social orientation and daily administration 4.14.4.2. Children’s education 4.14.4.3. Employment 4.14.4.4. Health 4.14.4.5. Welfare 4.14.4.6. Housing Section 4.15. Resettlement and humanitarian admissions 4.15.1. Pledges for resettlement and humanitarian admissions 4.15.1.1. Annual pledging exercise 4.15.1.2. Implementing pledges 4.15.2. Complementary pathways for admission 4.15.2.1. Humanitarian admission programmes 4.15.2.2. Community sponsorship programmes Return of former applicants Section 5. Children and people with special needs in the asylum procedure Infographic: Unaccompanied minor applicants on the rise in Europe 5.1. Comprehensive approaches to identify and support children and applicants with special needs 5.2. Protecting women and girls 5.3. Applicants with disabilities and special health needs 5.4. Seeking protection and receiving support in reception for applicants with diverse SOGIESC 5.5. Identifying and supporting survivors of human trafficking 5.5.1. Policy, legislative and judicial developments at the national level 5.5.2. Practical tools and awareness-raising campaigns 5.6. Children going through the asylum procedure 5.6.1 Data on unaccompanied minors 5.6.2. Legal representation for asylum-seeking children 5.6.3. Assessing the age of an applicant claiming to be a child 5.6.4. Rights of the child during the asylum procedure 5.6.5. Children in the reception system 5.6.6. Future perspectives for applicant children Concluding remarks Reader’s guide Sources on Asylum 2023 Statistical tables Infographics Share Print 4.9.1. Information on the asylum procedure 4.9.1.1. New initiatives by national authorities Read more... 4.9.1.2. New initiatives by civil society organisations Read more... 4.9.1.3. Concerns raised on providing access to information Read more... 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