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Belgium |
2023 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Fedasil increased the number of reception places for unaccompanied children. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Belgium |
2023 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Fedasil and the Auxiliary Fund for Health and Invalidity Insurance launched a new project to simplify and digitalise the billing system for applicants’ medical support. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Belgium |
2023 |
Policy |
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Access to information |
The Fedasil Info Point was reopened in 2023 next to the Bordet reception centre with expanded tasks to support applicants residing outside of the reception network, migrants in transit and people without a legal residence. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Austria |
2023 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Federal provinces received additional reimbursements for their costs for beneficiaries of material reception conditions from October 2022 to March 2023 to cover for inflation and higher living costs. Operators of collective reception facilities and hosts of private accommodation received increased reimbursements per person. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Austria |
2023 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Nationals of Bangladesh, India and Morocco were channelled through the accelerated procedure, based on an individual assessment. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Austria |
2023 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The BBU developed and published a child protection concept. BBU staff received compulsory online training on child protection. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Austria |
2023 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The authorities launched an information campaign to raise awareness and fight violence against women. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Austria |
2023 |
Policy |
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Country of origin information |
To simplify the review process to decide if a country is still considered to be safe from a COI perspective and to include it in the new Content Management System (COI-CMS), the COI unit (Staatendokumentation) now notes in each country fact sheet (under ""Country information notes"") if the country is on the list of safe countries of origin and if this still applies in light of recent COI updates or whether changes have occurred. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Austria |
2023 |
Policy |
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Country of origin information |
The Country of Origin Information–Content Management System (COI-CMS) now offers the possibility to mechanically translate COI reports into 24 different languages through DeepL. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Austria |
2023 |
Policy |
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Country of origin information |
Methodology was revised to introduce new specifications for reporting on country of origin information. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2024 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Legislative |
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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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Poland |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The special rules on the duration of material reception conditions connected with the COVID-19 pandemic were repealed. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Asylum seekers living outside of reception centres may be granted a financial allowance without prior registration in one of the first reception centres. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Institutional |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Team for Coordination of Anti-Trafficking in Human Beings was established as a separate organisational unit reporting to the Deputy Director of the Department for International Affairs and Migration at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Institutional |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Department for Refugee Proceedings at the Office for Foreigners was reorganised with more specialised teams to work with specific categories of applicants, such as detained applicants or applicants from specific countries of origin. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
A special strategy was developed to provide additional places in detention centres in an emergency situation. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Changes were made to the issuance of humanitarian visas and humanitarian stays for citizens of Belarus. The requirements were eased for those with a visa which was about to expire or those who have fled the regime to Ukraine and then entered Poland through a special procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Integration centres for foreigners were opened in two provinces in March 2022 as a part of the project “Building structures for the integration of foreigners in Poland - Stage II – piloting Foreigners Integration Centres”. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Legal assistance and representation |
The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) decided that the granting of free legal advice should also apply to persons who file an asylum application from detention. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Muslim chaplaincy service is provided on a permanent basis in federal asylum centres. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The military offered temporary support in the establishment and operation of federal reception centres, pending the arrival of newly-recruited, qualified State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) staff. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) started to assign some applicants for international protection to cantons at an earlier stage to alleviate overcrowding in federal reception centres. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
The Federal Council announced that it will not create a legal basis in the Law for Foreigners and Integration for the introduction of electronic bracelets as an alternative to administrative detention. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
Legislation was amended to allow for detention at the border for up to 3 days without a judicial review and without a written order. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Federal Council submitted a proposal for amendments on the operation of reception centres to ensure the safety and security of asylum applicants and reception staff. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |