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Finland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The implementation of the new, revisited monitoring programme of the national reception system was started. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A survey commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior in 2018 was finalised, examining the asylum procedure as a whole (including the practices of the administrative courts) and cooperation between the different authorities. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Legal assistance and representation |
The AMIF-funded asylum procedure information provision, ONE project, was concluded, which facilitated access to legal aid from reception centres and to information throughout the whole asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
Internal instructions guidelines for case workers were updated to report female genital mutilation or the risk thereof to the police and child protection services. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
A guide was published for case workers on domestic violence in the context of asylum. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
5 411 new reception places were created. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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United Kingdom |
2019 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A new global resettlement scheme was announced to consolidate the three largest national programmes. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Austria |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The Asyl-Train project implemented by IOM Austria continued in 2019 and provided training to relevant national authorities and service providers to help identify trafficked persons in the framework of the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The Guardianship Service continued with an AMIF-funded project to develop a methodology for monitoring guardians and the assessment of the best interests of minors and worked on improving communications with all stakeholders. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The CGRS updated its guide for unaccompanied minors applying for international protection and published two new guides on accompanied children’s right to be heard in the asylum procedure (one for children, one for parents or guardians). |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The CGRS implemented a quality control process for gender-related cases, starting with cases which invoked sexual orientation as a ground to monitor the application of its Sexual Orientation Guideline. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The CGRS continued training protection officers and supervisors who were joining the minors team, and informative sessions were organised to all new protection officers. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
All new protection officers at the CGRS were trained on gender in the asylum procedure and a specialised training course was provided for more experienced protection officers and supervisors on cases involving gender-related grounds. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The CGRS, in cooperation with the Guardianship Service, organised several training sessions for guardians on the asylum procedure for unaccompanied minors. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The staff of two Fedasil reception centres underwent intensive training on restorative practices, developed by the Oranjehuis NGO, to prevent conflicts between unaccompanied minors and staff, provide sustainable measures for minors and reduce the need for disciplinary transfers. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Access to information |
Fedasil launched a multi-lingual information platform for applicants for international protection, www.fedasilinfo.be, accessible only from Belgium and available in 12 languages. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Croatia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The AMIF-funded project Psychosocial services and support for international protection applicants was signed with the Croatian Red Cross. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Estonia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
A legal counsellor was assigned to the detention centre to ensure legal aid for detainees. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Czech Republic |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new reception centre in B?lá pod Bezd?zem, with 186 places, was opened. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Czech Republic |
2019 |
Policy |
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Legal assistance and representation |
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs expanded its projects providing individual counselling for applicants. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Cyprus |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A Quality Control Unit was established within the Asylum Service, with participation of experts from the Asylum Service, EASO and UNHCR. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Cyprus |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
A safe zone for vulnerable applicants was designed with EASO’s support in the First Reception Centre “Pournara” in Cyprus (not yet operational). |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Croatia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Access to procedure |
The project “Monitoring the conduct of the Ministry of the Interior police officers in the area of irregular migration and asylum” was launched to monitor that the rights of irregular migrants and potential applicants for international protection were consistently protected. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Return of former applicants |
Fedasil in Belgium issued a new instruction on the implementation of the return process for failed applicants with serious medical issues. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Bulgaria |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
Weekly meetings were organised with unaccompanied minors who are subject to proceedings under the Dublin III Regulation. At these meetings, unaccompanied minors are regularly informed of the steps that have been taken regarding their Dublin procedure and of the expected outcome of this procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |