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Switzerland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
Resettlement was temporarily suspended due to the influx of displaced persons from Ukraine.. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Luxembourg |
2021 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The government pledged to receive 90 Afghan nationals at risk, including girls, women, former judges and human rights activists during 2021 and 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Ireland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The Irish government established an Afghan Admission Programme with 500 places available under this programme. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Switzerland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The 2022-2023 resettlement programme was approved for the resettlement of 1,600 refugees focusing on three or five primary host countries. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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United Kingdom |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A new global resettlement scheme was announced to consolidate the three largest national programmes. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Croatia |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A new decision was issued on the resettlement of third country nationals and stateless persons. |
HR LEG 02 2019 |
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Romania |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A new Emergency Transit Centre was opened in Timisoara providing temporary accommodation for beneficiaries of international protection waiting to be resettled to a third country. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A new protocol for the protection of 500 individuals from Libya was signed between the Department of the Civil Liberties and Immigration under the Italian Ministry of the Interior, the Sant' Egidio community and the Federazione Chiese Evangeliche Italiane (FCEI). |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Lithuania |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
To facilitate resettlement in Lithuania, as of April 2021 travel documents issued to refugees by the International Committee of the Red Cross were recognised as valid. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Ireland |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The Department of Justice extended the Afghan Admission Programme. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The National Resettlement Programme was approved foreseeing the resettlement of 1,200 refugees in 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
An instruction with guidelines on reception policies for resettled refugees was approved, establishing the division of responsibilities for the reception of resettled refugees between central administrations and funded organisations, the regional distribution and the monthly calendar for 2021 arrivals. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The Swedish Migration Agency developed guidance and tools on preparatory measures for refugees waiting to be resettled, as part of a pilot project to be implemented with UNHCR and IOM. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The Department of Justice and Equality launched a community sponsorship programme. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A number of amendments to the regulatory framework concerning resettlement were adopted to enable greater flexibility in acute situations, such as the Afghanistan situation. According to a government decision, the requirement that a person must be in a third country to be eligible for resettlement was temporarily removed. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Switzerland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
Resettled refugees were temporarily hosted in cantonal reception facilities due to a lack of accommodation in Swiss federal reception centres. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Germany |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
After a 3-year pilot, the Neustart im Team (NesT) programme for community sponsorship was consolidated. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Spain |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The government approved the National Resettlement Programme for 2023 which includes the resettlement of 1,200 refugees. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Portugal |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
Around 200 refugees, who were evacuated from Afghanistan, were received as the government pledged to receive Afghan nationals on humanitarian admission grounds. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A new phase of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was announced by the Department of Justice and Equality. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Employment and the Economy commissioned a joint study on the community sponsorship model to evaluate its feasibility within the Finnish context. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A pre-departure orientation programme was introduced which replaced the 3-month introductory activities post-arrival. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Norway |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
A legislative proposal was introduced for a national legal basis for a forced return monitoring system, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Return Directive. |
NO LEG 03 2019 |
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Slovakia |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Return of former applicants |
A new strategic document on migration policy was adopted, with an emphasis on voluntary returns rather than forced returns. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
The criteria for the risk of absconding when a return decision is issued were clarified. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |