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Croatia |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
Coordinators were appointed to social welfare centres and branch offices to provide support in accessing social welfare and, more broadly, in fostering inclusion in the local community. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Interpretation services |
BAMF launched a new software to administer interpretation services. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Luxembourg |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Interpretation services |
Luxembourg increased its translation and interpretation budget by about EUR 180 000. |
LU LEG 01 2019 |
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Slovakia |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Statelessness in the context of asylum |
The Act on Census of Population and Housing 2021 was adopted, which provides for information collection, not only on Slovak citizens, but also on other EU nationals, third country nationals and stateless persons. |
SK LEG 01 2019 |
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Greece |
2019 |
Institutional |
|
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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Croatia |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Legal assistance and representation |
The AMIF project, “Providing legal advice in the process of granting international protection”, was implemented as of 1 April 2019. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The unemployment benefit may be paid during the period of the integration course or the employment-related language course, when the federal employment agency considers participation in such courses necessary for the sustainable labour market integration. |
DE LEG 04 2019 |
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Greece |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The new law requires beneficiaries of international protection to leave the reception facility two months from recognition instead of the previously-applicable six months, at which point social welfare support would also cease. |
EL LEG 05 2019 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Detention during the asylum procedure |
Non-cooperation with authorities during the asylum application became a ground for detention. |
LT LEG 01 2019 |
|
Bulgaria |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Access to information |
An amendment to the Law on Asylum and Refugees clarified the role of organisations which provide legal and social assistance. |
BG LEG 01 2019 |
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Finland |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Access to procedure |
Authorities may take and retain the travel documents of an applicant throughout the asylum procedure. |
FI LEG 01 2019 |
|
France |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Statelessness in the context of asylum |
A provision for a multi-year residence permit stating “beneficiary of stateless person status” or “family member of a beneficiary of stateless person status” was established and the rules were clarified for processing applications for this type of permit. |
FR LEG 14 2019 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Internal guidelines on the conduct of interviews and information-gathering in the asylum procedure were implemented. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Sweden |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
A new electronic personal interview form with child-friendly language and structure was developed. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Spain |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Applications lodged by Venezuelan and other Latin American nationals were prioritised. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
5 411 new reception places were created. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The implementation of the new, revisited monitoring programme of the national reception system was started. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Cyprus |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
Development of a screening system for vulnerable applicants was developed in the First Reception Centre “Pournara”, with the tool waiting to be implemented in practice. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
Applicants do not need to obtain a separate work permit since 1 January 2019. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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France |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
State-financed language support was increased to 400 hours. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
|
Netherlands |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The project, Participation and Language, was extended to all reception centres (AZC). |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Norway |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
A legislative proposal for a new Integration Act was introduced, re-shaping the integration programme for refugees. |
NO LEG 01 2019 |
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Croatia |
2019 |
Institutional |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Croatian Ministry of the Interior formed the Directorate for Immigration, Citizenship and Administrative Affairs, including the Sector for Foreigners and International Protection, which is divided into a Service for Foreigners, a Service for International protection (responsible for the International Protection Section, Dublin Procedure Section and the Integration Section) and a Service for the Reception and Accommodation of Applicants for International Protection (responsible for reception centres in Zagreb and Kutina). |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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United Kingdom |
2019 |
Institutional |
|
The Dublin procedure |
Three teams from the Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration, Third Country Unit in London were transferred to Glasgow under the newly-established Home Office Immigration Enforcement Third Country Unit, taking over responsibility for Dublin out cases. The fourth team remained in London and became the Dublin Cessation Team (DCT). |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new paragraph was added in the Asylum Act (Article 44(2a)), underlining that federal states are obliged to provide reception conditions ensuring the protection of women and other vulnerable applicants. |
DE LEG 03 2019 |