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Greece |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
A Ministerial Decision provided that the prescription of medicines, therapeutic operations and diagnostic examinations for patients without health insurance (many of them beneficiaries of international protection) is possible only by doctors of public hospitals and primary health care structures, not private doctors. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Interpretation services |
A Ministerial Decision specified that interpretation services must be provided free of charge by the Asylum Services during meetings between an applicant and a lawyer, and these meetings should not exceed 2 hours in total. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A ministerial decision underlined that material reception conditions can be withdrawn, keeping the right to education and medical support, when an applicant breaches the accommodation rules of any type of facility, especially in the case of violent behaviour. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A Ministerial Decision was issued on the creation of temporary reception establishments for applicants for international protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
A ministerial instruction defined the priorities of the integration policy for 2022, including integration through employment. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Luxembourg |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
The Dublin procedure |
A modification to the Asylum Law came into force in July 2021. An appeal against a Dublin transfer decision means an automatic suspension of the transfer until the administrative court takes a final decision within 1 month. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A moratorium on decisions and returns was in introduced for Russian conscripts (men aged 18 to 27), who deserted or refused to perform military service. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A moratorium on decisions and returns was in place for political opponents from Sudan between 24 February and 24 August 2022. |
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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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
A new 3-year project for the integration of refugees into Croatian society was approved by the Directorate for European Affairs, International Relations and European Union Funds in early March 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A new act entered into force regulating the processing of personal data by all authorities involved in migration affairs. Corresponding amendments were made in the Reception Act, the Immigration Detention Act, the Integration Act and the Citizenship Act. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Czech Republic |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Detention during the asylum procedure |
A new alternative to detention was approved, involving stays at a designated residence with regular checks. |
CZ LEG 01 2019 |
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Lithuania |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Detention during the asylum procedure |
A new alternative to detention was introduced, limiting the right to free movement to the territory of the accommodation facility. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Luxembourg |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new arrival centre opened in Luxembourg City, where all asylum and reception stakeholders are present at the same location. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Iceland |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new arrival centre was opened in Reykjavík, offering all services from registration by the police to reception interviews, first health inspection and a needs assessment for permanent housing. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Hungary |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Access to procedure |
A new Article 80 was added to the Asylum Decree: This allows the NDGAP to ask for support from the National Security Service to access data available on any objects under seizure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2023 |
Legislative |
|
Access to procedure |
A new asylum and immigration law was debated, with several proposals suggesting changes and adjustments for a more efficient registration process. The law was promulgated at the beginning of 2024. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Spain |
2023 |
Policy |
|
The Dublin procedure |
A new asylum database was deployed in 2023, which is also applicable for Dublin cases, and in 2024 the unit plans to adapt the Dublin forms for it. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
A new category for tolerated stay (Duldung) was created for persons whose removal cannot be carried out due to ambiguities in their identity which they created, for example by not handing over the necessary travel documents or by misleading the authorities concerning their identity and nationality. These persons are subject to the residence obligation (Wohnsitzauflage) and do not have the right to undertake gainful employment. |
DE LEG 03 2019 |
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Malta |
2019 |
Institutional |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
A new chamber was created within the Refugee Appeals Board. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Italy |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
The Dublin procedure |
A new circular clarifying the connection between an application for a special protection permit (a national form of protection) and the Dublin procedure was published. It states that an application for special protection should be deemed inadmissible if the applicant has also applied for international protection and is involved in a pending Dublin procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Greece |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A new classification of laws on international protection, reception and temporary protection was set in a new code through Law No 4939/2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Malta |
2023 |
Policy |
|
Detention during the asylum procedure |
A new clinic was launched to house the Migrant Health Service, independent from the Detention Service Agency, providing primary care services to detainees. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Italy |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Access to procedure |
A new code of conduct for NGOs carrying out rescues at sea entered into force. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Belgium |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A new community sponsorship programme was activated and the first families arrived to Belgium through this programme at the end of 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |