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Greece |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
Turkey was designated a safe third country for applicants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Law No 4825/2021 amended the provisions related to the Greek health care number (PAAYPA) to clarify some of the administrative issues related to the number’s issuance. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Law No 4825/2021 amended the grounds for revoking or refusing to renew refugee status and clarified the steps of this procedure. The amendments also underline the authority’s responsibility to provide an individualised reasoning for the decision to revoke the status or to refuse to renew it. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Law No 4815/2021 made minor adjustments to the provisions on the residence permit of beneficiaries of international protection and their family members in Greece. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Law No 4825/2021 adjusted some of the provisions related to the delivery of travel documents to beneficiaries of international protection. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
Amendments introduced that all decisions rejecting requests for international protection should include a return provision. If another return or deportation order is already in force, it must be incorporated in the decision rejecting the application and ordering the return. The period of voluntary departure was shortened to 25 days, which may be extended up to 120 days. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
Greece ratified the EU-Serbia Readmission Agreement and the EU-Montenegro Readmission Agreement. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Institutional |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum was reorganised and some services were centralised, and corresponding offices and staff from the Reception and Identification Service (RIS) were transferred to the ministry. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Ministry of Migration and Asylum took over the cash assistance component of the ESTIA programme from UNHCR. The transition entailed policy changes in the entitlements. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Reception and Identification Centres (RICs/K.Y.T.) and Closed Controlled Access Centres (CCAC/ΚΕΔ) were established and operated on the islands. The Reception and Identification Service took several measures to strengthen safeguards and improve conditions within these facilities. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
A ministerial decision underlined that material reception conditions can be withdrawn, keeping the right to education and medical support, when an applicant breaches the accommodation rules of any type of facility, especially in the case of violent behaviour. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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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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Greece |
2021 |
Policy |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
Closed Controlled Access Centres (CCACs) were established at the borders with special detention facilities. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry for Migration and Asylum established a National Mechanism for the Detection and Protection of Unaccompanied Children, in cooperation with the IOM, Aris, METAdrasi and the Network for Children’s Rights. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Germany |
2021 |
Policy |
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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 |
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Germany |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The AnkER concept is planned not to be used any longer, even though similar facilities for initial reception remain. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Germany |
2021 |
Policy |
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Interpretation services |
The coalition agreement set out to closely monitor the use of interpreters for LGBTIQ applicants for international protection. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Germany |
2021 |
Policy |
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Country of origin information |
The COI unit employed more country analysts and formed new regional teams, resulting in a larger production of new country reports. The production line of COI reports was streamlined and an internal peer review was introduced amongst the regional analyst teams. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Germany |
2021 |
Policy |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
The coalition agreement foresees to expand both the access to and the scope of residence permits for all undocumented people living in the country, including stateless individuals. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Germany |
2021 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The German Academic Exchange Service launched new scholarship programmes for refugees from Cameron, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal, with funding from the German Foreign Office. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Legislative amendments introduced the possibility of refusing or withdrawing refugee status from third-country nationals convicted of public support of an act of terrorism. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
Penal sanctions apply to people who refuse to comply with health requirements which are required for an automatic enforcement of an expulsion measure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A draft law on child protection was adopted by the National Assembly and by the Senate. The draft includes several provisions relevant to unaccompanied children. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
OFII signed a convention with Marseille for the municipality to provide medical services and vaccines against measles, mumps, rubella and hepatitis B for migrants in general, including asylum applicants. |
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 |