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Austria |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Austria continued to focus on the labour market integration of beneficiaries of international protection, organised targeted employment fairs and mentoring programmes specifically tailored to migrant women. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Estonia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Return of former applicants |
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board started to issue “three in one” decisions combining a negative decision on an asylum application, a return decision and a decision to impose a prohibition to entry. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Italy |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Ministry of Labour and Social Policies launched a project, Protezione Unita a Obiettivo Integrazione, which provided effective pathways to the labour market for beneficiaries of international protection, persons with humanitarian status or persons who entered the country as unaccompanied minors. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2021 |
Policy |
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The Dublin procedure |
The State Secretary for Asylum and Migration extended the transfer period from 6 months to 18 months for applicants in the Dublin procedure who refused to undergo PCR testing. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Bulgaria |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy extended its refugee employment and training programme for 2021-2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Denmark |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
In October 2021, the Danish Refugee Board decided to review cases for citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who were about to be deported, in light of a report by the Swedish Migration Agency of 24 June 2021. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The MOT-system was introduced for reception administration, and it is planned to be further developed in 2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The launching of the AGIR programme was announced, proposing individualised, 20-month integration pathways to all beneficiaries of international protection, with a focus on housing and employment. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Swedish Migration Agency updated its legal position on the assessment of applications from Turkish citizens. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Iceland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Special procedures to assess protection needs |
Ukraine was removed from the list of safe countries (decision published in February 2022). |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Return of former applicants |
A new legal position was issued to provide guidance on the assessment of the right to private and family life in the application of the temporary law, and specifically when assessing whether a decision on a foreigner's return infringes the right prescribed in Article 8. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
As part of the reform of the reception system, the IPAS announced the development of a new LGBTIQ resident policy, including accommodation for transgender applicants. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Let's talk about children! method was fully rolled out in reception centres. The Finnish Immigration Service and MIELU adapted the method to the context of asylum in an AMIF-funded project between 2017-2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
UNHCR and the Italian National Commission for Asylum published new guidelines for the identification of victims of trafficking in an effort to standardise the procedure across territorial commissions. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Prime Minister announced the planned legislative reform for the protection of unaccompanied children for 2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Luxembourg |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The government pledged to receive 90 Afghan nationals at risk, including girls, women, former judges and human rights activists during 2021 and 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The COA published its new multiannual strategy, which defines its measurable targets for the next 5 years. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Malta |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The International Protection Agency and AWAS signed a memorandum of understanding on the medical referral of applicants claiming to be survivors of FGM/C. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Latvia |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued humanitarian visas for Belarusians in a shorter timeframe and applicants were required to contact the embassy only once instead of twice. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
An AMIF-funded project promoted sports, exercise and healthy lifestyle among residents. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovenia |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Additional staff were hired to tackle the pending backlog of cases and shorten delays in the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Poland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Detention during the asylum procedure |
To accommodate a larger number of detainees, as an emergency solution, the minimum space per person was reduced from 4 sqm to 2 sqm on the basis of the Ordinance of the Minister of the Interior and Administration. All detention centre for families and single women returned to 4 sqm on 25 April 2022, and the centre in Wedrzyn returned to 4 sqm on 6 June 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new health care project was set up with AMIF funding, in cooperation with Medecins du Monde, to tackle the needs of applicants who have been in transit in Bosnia and Herzegovina and who suffer from chronic illnesses or disabilities. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Policy |
|
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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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
|
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 |