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Romania |
2021 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The new National Strategy on Immigration for 2021-2024 was launched in Romania, including special objectives on integration. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Romania |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
New standard operating procedures were developed in Romania on the identification, needs assessment, assistance and referral of vulnerable persons. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovakia |
2021 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
A new strategic document on migration policy was adopted, underlining the strengthened need for local level integration of beneficiaries of international protection, including high-quality education for children and the continued offer of Slovak language classes. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovakia |
2021 |
Policy |
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Return of former applicants |
A new strategic document on migration policy was adopted, with an emphasis on voluntary returns rather than forced returns. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovakia |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Migration Office updated its internal instrument used for the identification of special needs and vulnerabilities, by finetuning the procedures for completing an applicant’s social file and by strengthening cooperation among the various actors involved. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovakia |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A resolution was adopted to outline the national action plans for combating trafficking in human beings, according to the 2020 recommendations from GRETA. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A pre-departure orientation programme was introduced which replaced the 3-month introductory activities post-arrival. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
New national action plans were adopted for combating trafficking in human beings. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Ministry of Home Affair’s Sub-Secretariat instructed the Asylum and Refugee Office to prioritise applications submitted in Ceuta and Melilla due to a high influx of arrivals, as well as the applications for Afghan nationals who were evacuated. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Following new instructions, only recognised beneficiaries of international protection can be referred to the second phase of the national reception system. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
An increase in the national budget was announced to upgrade the reception system, in line with the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration signed a memorandum with the Spanish Olympic Committee to promote sports in the reception system. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The sponsor in Spain must now begin the family reunification procedure, not the family member in the country of origin. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Ministry of Universities issued a new decree on the recognition procedure for foreign degrees and shortened the procedure to 6 months |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The National Resettlement Programme was approved foreseeing the resettlement of 1,200 refugees in 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A protocol was approved to establish common criteria for professionals who work with applicants and beneficiaries of international protection to detect and prevent gender-based violence in reception. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The National Strategic Plan against Human Trafficking for 2021-2023 was adopted. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
The Swedish Migration Agency published three legal positions related to the handling of subsequent applications. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Swedish Migration Agency published a new legal position on the application of the ECHR, Article 3 in the assessment of an asylum application when an illness is invoked. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Swedish Migration Agency published a new legal position on derived protection status. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Swedish Migration Agency updated its legal positions on Afghanistan and on person with Tigrayan ethnicity from Ethiopia. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
The Swedish Migration Agency adopted legal positions on several issues providing guidance on the calculation of detention times, the validity period of a detention decision and which authority is competent to address detention if there is an enforceable expulsion or expulsion decision and the detainee applies for protection. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
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Interpretation services |
The Swedish Migration Agency published a legal position on the requirements for interpreters and translators to work in the asylum context. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
To facilitate migrant women’s employment, the Swedish government proposed to grant 90 days of parental leave to parents from low-income families. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
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Return of former applicants |
The Swedish Migration Agency updated the list of countries whose citizens are eligible for reintegration assistance in cash when returning to these countries from Sweden. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |