Background
The Agency has been supporting the Netherlands since 2022 in an effort to further enhance the quality of the national reception system.
In December 2023, the EUAA Executive Director and the Chairman of the board of the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) and the Director General of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) of the Netherlands signed the second amendment of the Operational Plan with implementation until the end of 2024.
With this amendment, the Agency continues to support the Dutch reception authorities in providing reception conditions in line with the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and introduces support to the Dutch asylum authorities.
In the field of reception, EUAA support focuses on increasing reception capacity and enhancing collaboration on contingency planning. As regards the newly established support in the area of asylum, the Agency will support with the processing of well-founded asylum applications under the PEPAC project (Project Expedited Processing Asylum Claims) at first instance.
In the course of 2021, the Netherlands experienced a sharp increase in the occupancy in reception centres, following the relaxation of COVID-related travel restrictions. This increased pressure on the national reception system.
On 5 May 2022 the Executive Director of EUAA and the Chairman of the board of the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) signed the first Operational Plan. Under this first Plan, the EUAA aimed to support the Dutch national authorities exclusively in providing reception to applicants for international protection and to enhance operational collaboration between the two parties in the field of reception.
Stakeholders
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(COA) Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum SeekersCentraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers |
COA is the authority responsible for the reception of applicants for international protection in the Netherlands. It is an independent administrative body falling under the political responsibility of the Ministry of Justice and Security. COA has been responsible for applicants’ reception since 1994. It has currently approximately 3600 employees. |
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Ministry of Justice and Security |
The Ministry of Justice and Security, more specifically the Directorate General of Migration, is the entity responsible for regulating migration in the Netherlands. |
| Immigration and Naturalisation Service (Immigratie — en Naturalisatiedienst - IND) | IND is the competent authority for registering and processing applications for international protection in the Netherlands, as well as for handling immigration and naturalisation applications. It is an independent administrative body falling under the political responsibility of the Ministry of Justice and Security. |
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The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union, it develops and translates into policies and initiatives the EU strategy. The European Commission is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU. It was established in 1958 and its headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium. |
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UNHCR the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is the UN Refugee Agency, dedicated to aid and protect the rights of refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. It was founded in 1950 in response to the refugee crisis following World War II, and currently operates in 135 countries. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. In recognition of its work, UNHCR has won two Nobel Peace prizes, in 1954 and 1981. |
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IOM the International Organization for Migration is the principal intergovernmental organization dealing with migration issues. IOM's stated mission is to promote humane and orderly migration by providing services and advice to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) to help resettle people displaced by World War II. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland and received its current name in 1989. In September 2016, IOM became a related organization of the United Nations. As of March 2019, the International Organization for Migration has 173 member states and eight observer states. It is the only global migration agency dealing with all aspects of migration. |
Statistic of deployments
2022
2023
Number of deployed personnel: Consists of the total number of different persons deployed by EUAA over the reporting period, regardless of the duration of their deployment. All deployment figures do not include deployed interpreters by EUAA in support of asylum, reception or temporary protection activities.
Number of locations: Consists of the total number of locations where EUAA personnel has been present over the reporting period, regardless of the duration of the support.