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Finland |
2020 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Ministry of the Interior launched a project to assess the impact of future migration trends on immigration administration, especially on the functioning of and resources for the Finnish Immigration Service. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Return of former applicants |
The Ministry of the Interior launched an update of the action plan for preventing illegal entry and residence for the period 2021-2024. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Romania |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Ministry of the Interior organised a?public debate on the draft Government Decision for approval of the National Strategy on Immigration for 2020-2023. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Ministry of the Interior posted several IT tools online to support language learning and social orientation for newcomers. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
The Ministry of the Interior proposed amendments to the Nationality Act to update the definitions of a stateless person, in line with international treaties, eliminating the distinction between voluntarily stateless and involuntarily stateless person. However, the parliament did not manage to consider the proposal by the end of the electoral term (29 March 2023) and it was allowed to lapse. The next government will decide if the changes are proposed again. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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France |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry of the Interior provided instructions to the prefectures on the early examination of residence permit requests of unaccompanied minors under the care of departmental child care services. The objective is to ensure that rights - in particular work permits related to vocational education programmes - do not immediately cease when the minor reaches adulthood. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Ministry of the Interior published a circular clarifying that the special permit based on the principle of non-refoulement can be requested directly from the police (questura). |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Ministry of the Interior published a circular informing prefectures about the possibility of regularisation on the basis of transforming undeclared work to regular employment. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry of the Interior published an action plan to strengthen support for applicants and beneficiaries of international protection with vulnerabilities. The plan lists 10 action points for improved identification and support for special needs. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry of the Interior published an instruction in April 2022 requesting the prefects to harmonise practices related to victims who were trafficked for sexual exploitation. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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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 |
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France |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Ministry of the Interior published its National plan for the reception of applicants and the integration of refugees for 2021-2023, aiming to create 4,500 additional reception places in 2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Croatia |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Legal assistance and representation |
The Ministry of the Interior signed a contract with the Croatian Law Centre to carry out an AMIF-funded project, entitled ""Legal guidance in the process of awarding international protection"". |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Ministry of the Interior signed a memorandum of understanding with civil society organisations (Rete per la Parità, Le Contemporanee, the National Council of Italian Women and the Italian division of Soroptimist International) to support the reception and integration of Afghan evacuees. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Lithuania |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Interpretation services |
The Ministry of the Interior signed a memorandum of understanding with the Red Cross to organise translation services in various dialects, share their expertise with social workers working with migrants, and act as intermediaries between municipal communities and government representatives to ensure effective communication with illegal migrants. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry of the Interior signed agreements with UNICEF to monitor reception conditions for unaccompanied children, with Terre des Hommes for psychological and psychosocial assistance from disembarkation to first reception, and with Save the Children for the provision of targeted support to unaccompanied children. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovenia |
2020 |
Institutional |
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Access to information |
The Ministry of the Interior took over the information provision sessions, after the expiry of a contract with an NGO who was previously charged with this task. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry of the Interior’s Department of Civil Liberties and Migration issued a circular to disseminate an operational guide on the specific needs of women and girls in reception to first-contact reception staff. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Ministry of Universities issued a new decree on the recognition procedure for foreign degrees and shortened the procedure to 6 months |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2019 |
Institutional |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Ministry on Migration and Asylum was re-created, after merging with the Ministry of Citizen Protection in July 2019. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Malta |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Minor Protection (Alternative Care) Act was amended in 2021 to avoid the potential conflict of interest that was embedded in the previous practice, when social workers and guardians belonged to the same institution. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The moratorium on decisions and departures for Afghan applicants ended, and the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) resumed the decision process on a case-by-case basis. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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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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Italy |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The National Action Plan 2022-2025 was adopted with long-term strategies and actions aimed at raising awareness, better prevention and the social integration of victims of trafficking. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Finland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The national Action Plan against Trafficking in Human Beings was adopted. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |