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Lithuania |
2019 |
Legislative |
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The Dublin procedure |
The transfer of asylum applicants to the responsible Dublin state became the task of the State Border Guard Service. |
LT LEG 01 2019 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
No separate justification in the Migration Department’s decision is required when extending the period for examination of an application (up to six months). |
LT LEG 01 2019 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A separate decision in writing on issuing or renewing a foreigner’s registration certificate is no longer required. |
LT LEG 01 2019 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
A new ground was added to withdraw subsidiary protection: when there is a serious ground that the person’s stay in the country would represent a threat to national security or the community. |
LT LEG 01 2019 |
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Latvia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
80 State Border Guard officers participated in training on unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable persons applying or not applying for asylum (upgraded training programme), “Profiling, interviewing and identification”. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Latvia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Two video tutorials were developed with information for applicants on everyday issues at the Asylum Accommodation Centre. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Latvia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The booklet A Guide for Asylum Seekers in Latvia was translated into two additional languages, Azerbaijani and Georgian. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Latvia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Ministry of Culture in Latvia launched language clubs, co-funded by AMIF, in five cities. The Latvian Language Agency developed new e?learning material (e-Laipa) for A1 and A2 levels. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Latvia |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
New legislation provides citizenship automatically to children born to non-citizens in the country, unless the parents have agreed to grant to the child citizenship of another country. |
LV LEG 01 2019 |
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Italy |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Ministry of Labour and Social Policies launched a project, Protezione Unita a Obiettivo Integrazione, which provided effective pathways to the labour market for beneficiaries of international protection, persons with humanitarian status or persons who entered the country as unaccompanied minors. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Italy |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Access to procedure |
A new security decree adopted by the Council of Ministers stated that boats suspected of facilitating irregular migration may be refused entry into Italian ports and boats violating the ban could face substantial fines and be seized by the authorities. |
IT LEG 01 2019 |
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Italy |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to process asylum applications |
The decree identified border or transit zones in several provinces and established two additional sections of the Territorial Commissions in Apulia and Sicily. |
IT LEG 02 2019 |
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Italy |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to process asylum applications |
New Inter-ministerial Decree defined a list of safe countries of origin. |
IT LEG 03 2019 |
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Italy |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
Within the Protection System for Beneficiaries of International Protection and Unaccompanied Foreign Minors (SIPROIMI), the Ministry of the Interior in Italy allocated funds to finance projects, organised by local authorities, related to unaccompanied minors. |
IT LEG 04 2019 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The “National Standards for Accommodation Offered to People in the Protection Process” and a report on direct provision from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality were published. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The government published the mid-term review of the Migrant Integration Strategy 2017-2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Regular interviews now take place through teleconference or videoconference in Cork and from video suites in courthouses. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Executive Officers in the International Protection Office (IPO) were granted the authority for single sign-off on certain cases. Some panel members and case workers are assigned to handle caseloads from specific countries to improve their knowledge for swift decision-making. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The Department of Justice and Equality launched a community sponsorship programme. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A new phase of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was announced by the Department of Justice and Equality. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Institutional |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The tasks for reception and accommodation were divided into two new sections within the Immigration Service Delivery Function: International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) and International Protection Procurement Services (IPPS). |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
Section 3(1) of the Immigration Act 1999 was amended to confirm that the Minister’s power to make a deportation order is subject to the prohibition of refoulement set out in the Immigration Act 1999, Section 3A. The Minister for Justice and Equality clarified that this legal amendment corrected a gap in the law. |
IE LEG 01 2019 |
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Hungary |
2019 |
Institutional |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Hungarian Immigration and Asylum Office (IAO) was transformed into the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (NDGAP) and is now under the management of the Police. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Hungary |
2019 |
Institutional |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The regional asylum offices were closed and the central department took over their tasks. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Hungary |
2019 |
Institutional |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Reception Facilities Supervisory Unit became responsible for operating and managing reception facilities. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |