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Ireland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
If the period of validity of a return order made in respect of a person whose application for international protection is determined to be inadmissible expires and the person has not been returned, it will be assumed that the person would like to apply for international protection, which will be notified in writing with an invitation to complete the form. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Norway |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Special procedures to assess protection needs |
Norway revised its list of safe countries of origin. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
Legislative Decree No 130/2020 created a special 2-year permit based on respect of the non-refoulement principle. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Slovakia |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A new government regulation was adopted allowing the adult accompanying a child to be appointed as a legal guardian even if they do not have legal custody. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Lithuania |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
An amendment clarified that a return decision cannot be issued pending the examination of an application for international protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A draft law was adopted by the senate which aims to improve and simplify processes for the support of vulnerable minors. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A Ministerial Decision amended the framework of the ESTIA II programme for the accommodation of applicants for international protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Hungary |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Access to procedure |
Law LVIII of 2020 ratified Government Decree 2020 (V.26.) on special rules for the asylum procedure until 31 December 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Austria |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
An amendment to the Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum Procedures Act, promulgated on 23 December 2020, requires mandatory return counselling sessions to be held at an advanced stage of the procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Bulgaria |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Statelessness in the context of asylum |
An amendment to the Law on Foreigners was adopted which introduced new grounds for refusing to grant stateless status. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Denmark |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Danish parliament adopted a bill introducing the possibility to transfer asylum applicants for adjudication of asylum claims and subsequent protection in third countries. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Special procedures to process asylum applications |
Benin was removed from the list of safe countries of origin. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The International Protection Act was amended to provide for the prioritisation of applications from safe countries of origin and the acceleration of appeal proceedings before the International Protection Appeals Tribunal. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Malta |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The Head of the Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seeker (AWAS) may be appointed as a legal guardian for unaccompanied minors with an interim care order, in order to prevent delays. |
MT LEG 01 2019 |
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Sweden |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The application of the law was extended until 19 July 2021 and beneficiaries of international protection continued to receive temporary residence permits instead of a permanent one. The law lifted the ban on family reunification for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection. |
SE LEG 01 2019 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Detention during the asylum procedure |
A “detention for non-cooperation” (Mitwirkungshaft) of 14 days was introduced, enforceable against foreigners who do not cooperate in the establishment of their identity in the framework of return. |
DE LEG 03 2019 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The residence regulation applicable to a beneficiary can only be lifted when the relevant authority at the place of originally-assigned residence gives its explicit agreement. |
DE LEG 05 2019 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
Section 3(1) of the Immigration Act 1999 was amended to confirm that the Minister’s power to make a deportation order is subject to the prohibition of refoulement set out in the Immigration Act 1999, Section 3A. The Minister for Justice and Equality clarified that this legal amendment corrected a gap in the law. |
IE LEG 01 2019 |
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Austria |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
The act grants a postponement of the time limit for voluntary departure to rejected applicants who are in an apprenticeship. |
AT LEG 03 2019 |
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Czech Republic |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Access to information |
Free legal advice must be available in each asylum facility. |
CZ LEG 01 2019 |
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France |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Several provisions of the Law of 10 September 2018 entered into force in 2019 on managed immigration, an effective right of asylum and successful integration. |
FR LEG 06 2019 |
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Cyprus |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, the Minister for Justice and the police signed a memorandum in Cyprus to strengthen cooperation for the referral and support to survivors of human trafficking. The national reception strategy also established assessments and referral mechanisms as core objectives. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
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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Latvia |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
Latvia ratified the readmission agreement with Armenia in October 2021. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The length of the regular procedure was reduced to 6 days instead of 8 days, with the possibility to extend it by 3 days for complex cases. The possibilities to omit the rest and preparation period (RVT) were extended. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |