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Bulgaria |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The State Agency for Refugees in Bulgaria prepared the framework for distance learning for children accommodated in the agency's facilities. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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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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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The AMIF-funded project, Establishment of a resettlement mechanism began its implementation in 2017. Until now, two study visits on resettlement programmes have been carried out. During 2020, a short video story was filmed about the integration process of a Syrian family who arrived to Croatia as a group of resettled persons from Turkey. The project also includes the development of a mobile application which provides information on the resettlement programme, arrival and daily life in Croatia. This activity is in its completion phase. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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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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Greece |
2020 |
Policy |
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Access to procedure |
In the framework of the Consolidated Government Policy Plan 2021, the Prime Minister announced among the main projects related to asylum and migration the establishment of an innovative closed controlled structures on the island and inland with multiple levels of security. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Switzerland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Country of origin information |
Training on methodologies, quality standards and visualisations related to COI production was boosted. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Czech Republic |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The 14 Regional Integration Centres in Czechia continued their work in 2020 and their funding was secured for 2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Belgium |
2022 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The government pledged to resettle 500 refugees and to admit 125 people under humanitarian admission programmes. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Denmark |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Danish Immigration Services extended processing deadlines and shifted personnel to allow for the prioritisation of applications lodged under the Special Act on Residence Permits for Displaced Persons from Ukraine. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Germany |
2022 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
Germany launched a new programme at the federal level to admit 1,000 vulnerable Afghan nationals per month. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Ireland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The International Protection Student Scheme 2022-2023 provided grants to eligible school leavers in the international protection system. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Special procedures to assess protection needs |
Following the decision of the Council of State, all groups that were paid special attention in Track 2 were excluded from the safe country of origin designation. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The government decided to temporarily pause resettlement selections out of Turkey. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Spain |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The government decided to increase the migration budged for 2022 by 29% with the allocation of additional funds aiming to improve reception conditions of applicants for international and temporary protection and migrants. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Luxembourg |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The government increased the threshold of subsidies for municipalities from 80 % to 100 % of the rental prices announced by the Housing Observatory to encourage rentals for beneficiaries of international protection. Beneficiaries may also continue to live in reception facilities for a small fee. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Sweden |
2022 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
Following a decision of the new Swedish parliament, the annual refugee quota was reduced from 5,000 to 900 resettled refugees for 2023. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Norway |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The authorities in Norway launched the website, Asylbarn, dedicated specifically for children in the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Access to information |
Fedasil launched a multi-lingual information platform for applicants for international protection, www.fedasilinfo.be, accessible only from Belgium and available in 12 languages. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A survey commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior in 2018 was finalised, examining the asylum procedure as a whole (including the practices of the administrative courts) and cooperation between the different authorities. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Country of origin information |
BAMF launched a two-year training campaign offering workshops on the Top 10 countries of origin. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Fedasil and the Red Cross established an agreement with the Flemish Integration and Civic Integration Agency to notify the public of the opening of any new reception centre and the agency would appoint a liaison officer to support the local administration in addressing residents. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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France |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The possibility to lodge appeals electronically to the CNDA was introduced. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The IND launched a special project and hired additional staff to reduce the backlog in applications from unaccompanied minors and shorten the overall length of the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new feature of the online web application, Match-IT, was rolled out to document social aspects of an applicant. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Croatia |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Return of former applicants |
AMIF funds have been allocated for the implementation of the project "Informatisation of work and work processes in the Detention Centre for Foreigners", which aims to establish an electronic database of accommodated foreigners and enable video calls and conversations to take place between foreigners and their diplomatic and consular missions in and outside of Croatia. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |