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France |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Instruction was provided to accelerate the re-housing of beneficiaries of international protection. |
FR LEG 15 2019 |
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Romania |
2020 |
Policy |
|
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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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Swedish Migration Agency provided clarification on the application of the economic requirement for family reunification, explaining in which cases beneficiaries of international protection and children are exempted from these rules. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Cyprus |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The National Plan on the Integration of Migrants of the Republic of Cyprus was released for public consultation at the end of 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
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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France |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
An instruction on family reunification provided guidance on processing incomplete or inadmissible family reunification requests in an effort to reduce processing times and decrease the number of disputes. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The COA launched a pilot project in Utrecht for beneficiaries of international protection, where beneficiaries combine studying and apprenticeship in a 2-year programme to become COA employees. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Slovakia |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
A new strategic document on migration policy was adopted, underlining the strengthened need for local level integration of beneficiaries of international protection, including high-quality education for children and the continued offer of Slovak language classes. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
A new 3-year project for the integration of refugees into Croatian society was approved by the Directorate for European Affairs, International Relations and European Union Funds in early March 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Malta |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
A new provision regarding the cessation of international protection (unequivocal renunciation) was added to the Procedural Standards for Granting and Withdrawing International Protection Regulations. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
A regularisation scheme was launched, under which applicants who had been waiting for a decision for more than 2 years may access the labour market and acquire a residence permit. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) and United Work implemented a pilot project on employment for recognised beneficiaries of international protection in the Eindhoven region. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Sweden |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Swedish Migration Agency issued a legal position on the relevant time for determining the age of an applicant or a sponsor, in particular in cases of family reunification. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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France |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Prime Minister evaluated the results of amendments introduced in September 2018 and put forward several major guidelines shaping the French migration policy, including improving integration policies and the reception of applicants for international protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
Changes in the procedure to grant a residence permit for persons in a distressing situation were implemented (among others) with the abolishment of the discretionary power of the Minister for Migration and by mandating the Managing Director of the IND to consider ex officio within the first assessment of the application whether a distressing situation exists. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Norway |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs introduced a proposal to amend the Social Services Act, which would make financial assistance for third country nationals conditional on being enrolled in language training. |
NO LEG 02 2019 |
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Austria |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
Withdrawal procedures remained a priority for the BFA. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Greece |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
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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Denmark |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Danish Immigration Service reassessed the issuance of residence permits to several hundred Syrians from the Damascus area. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Belgium |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Council of Ministers agreed on the creation of an Inter-ministerial Conference on Migration and Integration. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The Alien Circular 2000 now explicitly states that the IND has to always include in the decision on family reunification all indicative statements and documents, and in some cases, further examination may be initiated. When a contradiction leads to no further investigation, this has to be motivated. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Germany |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The draft of the Second Law for the Introduction of a Right of Opportunity to Stay proposed to end the accumulation of tolerated stay periods (Kettenduldung), which would no longer be counted towards residence rights. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Luxembourg |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The reform of the Integration Act is foreseen, and the Minister for Families and Integration launched a public consultation. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Netherlands |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
Municipalities in the Netherlands received an additional EUR 40 million for 2019 and 2020 to become more involved in the counselling of beneficiaries of international protection in their civic integration and language learning. The additional resources also aim to help municipalities orient themselves towards their directing role in the new civic integration system in order to promote a smooth transition to the new system. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Norway |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
A new Integration Act entered into force in January 2021, putting more emphasis on training participants in the introduction programme (mostly refugees) on the skills required by Norwegian employers or needed to qualify for further education. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |