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Cyprus |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
Development of a screening system for vulnerable applicants was developed in the First Reception Centre “Pournara”, with the tool waiting to be implemented in practice. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
|
Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
Applicants do not need to obtain a separate work permit since 1 January 2019. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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France |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
State-financed language support was increased to 400 hours. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
|
Netherlands |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The project, Participation and Language, was extended to all reception centres (AZC). |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
|
Belgium |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new IT system was launched in the arrival centre in Brussels to document residents in accommodation. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Croatia |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry of the Interior developed standard operating procedures to prevent and address sexual- and gender-based violence in reception centres, in cooperation with UNHCR, Médecins du Monde, the Red Cross and the Croatian Law Centre. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
|
Finland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Integration Partnership Programme was launched in November 2020 to establish a nationwide network of integration and social inclusion actors. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Romania |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Detention during the asylum procedure |
The regulation on accommodation centres for foreigners taken into public custody was amended and a new chapter was added to regulate the General Inspectorate for Immigration's use of personal data. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Germany |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
BAMF carried out a feasibility study for digital certification processes and digital identity management, publishing a white paper as a first step towards analysing whether certification processes and identities of asylum seekers can be fully digitalised. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
|
Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Swedish Migration Agency updated its legal position in the assessment of applications from Syria. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Iceland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
Family reunification requests from Afghan residents were treated with priority in 2021. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
|
Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Swedish Migration Agency updated its legal position on the implementation of decisions related to unaccompanied children. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Three digital platforms were created through an AMIF EMAS project, including a website for asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection, a platform for exchanges between the NAC and Territorial Commissions to harmonise procedures and facilitate communication, and a portal for open data on asylum. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
|
France |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Ministry of the Interior published an updated guide for applicants for international protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Latvia |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
To increase reception capacity, a second temporary reception facility was opened with a capacity of 400 persons and two AMIF-funded projects were ongoing to temporarily increase reception places. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
|
Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Legal assistance and representation |
The Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process assessed the asylum system in Ireland and made specific recommendations to the Legal Aid Board for improvements. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Malta |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The International Protection Agency introduced regular and routine reflective meetings on the quality of asylum procedure, and set up the Quality Control Unit with EUAA support. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
|
Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Country of origin information |
The IND published new work instructions on the use of sources and country of origin information in the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Special procedures to assess protection needs |
The simplified procedure (Track 2), equivalent to the accelerated procedure, was extended to other categories of applicants. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
|
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 |
|
Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
New, simplified information material was prepared for illiterate persons and persons who cannot read and write in the Latin alphabet. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
|
Switzerland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Federal Council adopted its opinion on a report by the Political Institutions Committee of the Council of States concerning a parliamentary initiative on granting the same family reunification regimes to beneficiaries of international protection and persons with temporary admission. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Romania |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The new National Strategy on Immigration 2021-2024 was approved, together with the Action Plan to implement the national strategy, with objectives related to making the national asylum system more efficient. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
|
Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Legal assistance and representation |
The AMIF-funded project, Free legal assistance in the process of granting international protection was approved in July 2020 to provide asylum seekers without sufficient funds with access to legal assistance, which consists of: assistance in drawing up a claim, representation in first instance administrative disputes and an exemption from payment of the costs of first instance administrative disputes. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The National Resettlement Programme was approved foreseeing the resettlement of 1,200 refugees in 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |