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Greece |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The establishment of locally-competent Units for the Protection of Unaccompanied Minors in EKKA are planned according to a new law. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Law No 1294/2022 was adopted to improve the identification and referral of victims of trafficking and their right to services and assistance, irrespective of the progress of criminal proceedings. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Iceland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Directorate of Immigration was developing new standard operating procedures for applicants with disabilities and mental health issues. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A new law was adopted on child protection, including the requirement for child welfare services to inform unaccompanied minors about the possibility to apply for international protection and the support which is available for them. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Luxembourg |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A new regulation sets out the operation and work process of the interdisciplinary commission to evaluate the best interests of unaccompanied minors in a return decision. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry of the Interior provided instructions to the prefectures on the early examination of residence permit requests of unaccompanied minors under the care of departmental child care services. The objective is to ensure that rights - in particular work permits related to vocational education programmes - do not immediately cease when the minor reaches adulthood. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A draft law was adopted by the senate which aims to improve and simplify processes for the support of vulnerable minors. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A decree amended the terms of state-financing related to the reception of persons declaring to be unaccompanied children. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Council of Ministers adopted a protocol between the government and regions, the autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano and local authorities to harmonise the implementation of a multi-disciplinary age-assessment procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Law No 4960/2022 aims to establish a uniform national guardianship system for unaccompanied migrant children. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Greece |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A National Registry for the Protection of Unaccompanied Minors was created to track the situation and adapt policies, decision-making, reception and other services accordingly. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Italy |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A presidential decree was adopted clarifying that the authorities need to examine the conversion of unaccompanied children’s residence permits on a case-by-case basis when they reach adulthood. Residence permits based on integration can be issued until the age of 21. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Italy |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A new regulation was adopted to consolidate in one legislative piece the tasks of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies related to unaccompanied minors. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Estonia |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The new Victim Support Act entered into force, which aims to further improve the availability and quality of victim support services, for example for victims of human trafficking. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Lithuania |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners aimed to speed up the appointment of a legal guardian for an unaccompanied minor, due to the influx of unaccompanied minors from Ukraine. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry for Migration and Asylum established a National Mechanism for the Detection and Protection of Unaccompanied Children, in cooperation with the IOM, Aris, METAdrasi and the Network for Children’s Rights. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Malta |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Immigration Act was amended on the rules for appointing interim guardians for prohibited migrants who claim to be minors. The CEO of AWAS may again appoint a guardian. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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France |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry of the Interior published an action plan to strengthen support for applicants and beneficiaries of international protection with vulnerabilities. The plan lists 10 action points for improved identification and support for special needs. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Special Act was adopted to increase the penalty for trafficking in human beings to imprisonment from 10 to 15 years or 25 years. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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France |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Discussions were underway to revise the methods for an age assessment, in particular related to bone X-rays. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Switzerland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The SEM have started the implementation of the recommendations from the Working Group on Asylum and Human Trafficking. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Switzerland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The SEM underlined that addressing the issue of violence against women would remain a priority in 2021 and the authority planned to hold information and training sessions for asylum and reception staff to raise awareness of all forms of violence against women. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Swedish Migration Agency updated its legal position on the medical examination of applicants invoking physical or psychological harm to support their asylum claim. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Spain’s Council of Ministers adopted a draft bill on trafficking and exploitation which focuses on prevention, assistance and the protection of victims by guaranteeing a series of rights and support measures. A national referral mechanism for potential trafficking victims will also be created. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Swedish Migration Agency updated its legal position on assessing the asylum applications of persons claiming to belong to a particularly vulnerable group in their country of origin. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |