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Czech Republic |
2019 |
Policy |
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Access to information |
Vulnerable persons are now notified about the right to a medical examination to detect signs of persecution or serious harm. This information is included in the document in which applicants provide data for an application. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Executive Officers in the International Protection Office (IPO) were granted the authority for single sign-off on certain cases. Some panel members and case workers are assigned to handle caseloads from specific countries to improve their knowledge for swift decision-making. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Austria |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
In cooperation with UNHCR and the IOM, the Austrian Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum (BFA) organised regularly training sessions for its staff on identifying special needs and vulnerabilities, interviewing applicants with special needs, and tailoring approaches to specific groups, such as women, children, LGBTIQ applicants and survivors of trafficking in the asylum procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Belgium |
2021 |
Policy |
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Return of former applicants |
By 2022, 80 new staff members are expected to be recruited as return counsellors to organise interviews and information sessions with migrants and rejected asylum seekers living in private housing, who have recently received a return decision. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Cyprus |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The registration of job seekers among asylum applicants and the renewal of their unemployment period moved online. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The implementation of the “National plan for the reception of asylum applicants and the integration of refugees” started in 2021, with the creation of 4,900 places for applicants and 408 places for recognised beneficiaries of international protection with vulnerabilities. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Swedish Migration Agency published a legal position on Palestinian passports and their assessment within the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The payment of financial assistance requires a certification of the applicant’s physical presence in a reception facility since 1 July 2021. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
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Return of former applicants |
The Swedish Migration Agency published a new legal position on practical obstacles to the implementation and enforcement of returns. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The Irish government established an Afghan Admission Programme with 500 places available under this programme. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Denmark |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) published a new information package for social workers in local authorities on providing specialised employment support to refugee and migrant women. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A new national coordination board dedicated to unaccompanied children was established, with its first meeting foreseen for spring 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
67 hotel accommodation facilities were planned to be closed by the end of 2020, transferring residents to other inland structures. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Luxembourg |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Reception structures by type of procedure were established in the initial reception system. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A special task force was created in March 2020 to deal with the backlog of more than 15,000 asylum applications. It handled 8,200 by the end of 2020 and was foreseen to continue its work until mid-2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Malta |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The National Asylum Seekers Management System (NASMS) was improved to better communicate information on individual cases between the International Protection Agency and the International Protection Appeals Tribunal. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Student Support Scheme for people in the International Protection Process was amended and the requirements to have attended three academic years in the Irish school system and to have obtained the Leaving Certificate in Ireland will no longer apply. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Following up on the initiative from the State Secretary for Justice and Security, the COA started to accommodate at a separate location in Budel applicants from safe countries of origin and those who have already obtained international protection in another Member State. Applicants receive only basic material reception conditions in kind and stricter reporting obligation applies to them, as they need to report daily and in addition, every time they leave or come back. The location has extra security personnel. Vulnerable applicants cannot be accommodated here. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Switzerland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The 2022-2023 resettlement programme was approved for the resettlement of 1,600 refugees focusing on three or five primary host countries. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |