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Greece |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry for Migration and Asylum established a National Mechanism for the Detection and Protection of Unaccompanied Children, in cooperation with the IOM, Aris, METAdrasi and the Network for Children’s Rights. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Ireland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The prioritisation procedure was updated, which re-confirmed that asylum interviews for unaccompanied minor applicants can be scheduled with priority. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Department of Civil Liberties and Migration published an operational handbook on the identification and reception of unaccompanied children. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Poland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A special centre for single women and single mothers, operated by a contractor, was closed. The authorities were planning to construct a new, state-owned centre for women with AMIF funding. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Switzerland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The SEM underlined that addressing the issue of violence against women would remain a priority in 2021 and the authority planned to hold information and training sessions for asylum and reception staff to raise awareness of all forms of violence against women. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A new law was adopted on child protection, including the requirement for child welfare services to inform unaccompanied minors about the possibility to apply for international protection and the support which is available for them. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Slovakia |
2022 |
Legislative |
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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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France |
2020 |
Legislative |
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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 |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Reception and Identification Service (RIS) created and deployed a team of case management assistants for reception facilities under its responsibility throughout Greece to ensure the identification of needs, referral and follow-up for all persons residing in reception facilities. A standard operating procedure was drafted to create a harmonised system for case management in first- and second-line reception. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Sweden |
2022 |
Policy |
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Information provision on the asylum procedure |
The Swedish Migration Agency expanded its services in 11 new locations, where employees informed applicants about procedures and regulations, and supported them in navigating the agency’s website. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Information provision on the asylum procedure |
Information on the consequences of arbitrarily leaving the asylum centre’s admission facility is now provided by the police during preliminary proceedings. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Norway |
2021 |
Policy |
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Information provision on the asylum procedure |
The UDI launched a new website to inform applicants about the current situation in Afghanistan, some also providing a section on frequently asked questions. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Latvia |
2022 |
Institutional |
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Information provision on the asylum procedure |
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs developed new leaflets and piloted a hotline to provide information on the asylum procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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France |
2022 |
Policy |
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Information provision on the asylum procedure |
OFPRA launched a new website to improve access to information. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Belgium |
2021 |
Policy |
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Information provision on the asylum procedure |
The CGRS launched a new website to inform applicants on the asylum procedure and their rights and obligations within the procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Iceland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Information provision on the asylum procedure |
A new information hub was launched, newiniceland.is, which provides information in eight languages through online counsellors and telephone interpretation in additional languages. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
The fast-track procedure was re-introduced for nationals of certain countries of origin: countries on the list of safe countries of origin, visa-exempt countries and – because of the high number of weakly-justified claims – Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
Amendments to the International Protection Act (IPA) now allow the competent authority to decide on the admissibility of an application at the border or in a transit area if a person expresses an intention to apply for international protection. The time limit for a decision in the border procedure was extended from 2 weeks to 3 weeks. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
A list of safe countries of origin was adopted, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Georgia, Kosovo, Mongolia, Northern Macedonia and Serbia. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Finland |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
The government submitted a legislative proposal to the parliament to introduce a border procedure that could be triggered by a government decision if an exceptionally large number of migrants arrive in a short period of time or if hybrid activities aiming to exploit migration were directed against Finland. 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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Greece |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Special procedures to assess protection needs |
Türkiye was retained as a safe third country. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
Following the decision of the Council of State, all groups that were paid special attention in Track 2 were excluded from the safe country of origin designation. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Finland |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
The Smart Border package was submitted to the parliament, bringing new technological means of processing at the border, concerning specifically the Aliens Act and other relevant legislative provisions. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Malta |
2021 |
Policy |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
A standard form was optimised to submit a subsequent application to further streamline the process. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
The list of safe countries of origin was entirely revised following a decision of the Council of State. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |