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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new governmental project is planned to be implemented in 2021, obliging applicants to attend a 1-day information session about the host society. The programme has existed for several years, but it was implemented as a voluntary 2- to 3-hour session. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
A 3-year project providing psychosocial support for people residing in reception centres, conducted by the Croatian Red Cross and co-financed by AMIF, was started in February 2020. The project aims to improve the level of psychosocial support and social activities available in the reception centres. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Following new instructions, only recognised beneficiaries of international protection can be referred to the second phase of the national reception system. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Luxembourg |
2020 |
Institutional |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
On 1 January 2020, the National Reception Office (ONA), which is under the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, replaced the Luxembourg Office for Reception and Integration (OLAI) for the reception of asylum applications. The responsibility for integration was transferred to the Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region under the Department for Integration. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Switzerland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
An amendment to Ordinance 2 on asylum settled the funding of security costs of federal reception centres when they are temporarily closed. The confederation pays a lump sum for a year, even when the centre is closed. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Legislative |
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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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Norway |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Norwegian government and the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) increased capacity in the national arrival centre, in emergency accommodation, including accommodation for displaced persons from Ukraine, and in ordinary reception centres. A scheme for alternative temporary reception space was also launched. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Applicants become entitled to non-emergency health care treatments after two months from registration. The differentiation on access to health care is not based on the reception location of stay anymore but only on the length of the applicant’s stay in the Netherlands. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The military offered temporary support in the establishment and operation of federal reception centres, pending the arrival of newly-recruited, qualified State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) staff. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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France |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Amendments are planned to be introduced to health care coverage: applicants would no longer have access to the universal health care insurance (PUMA) until after three months of residence in the country. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The new sanction system for breaching house rules of the reception facility started to be applied. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The reception centres have started using the electronic skills assessment form, which was developed as part of the AMIF-funded OSAKA project and which finalised in 2019. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The State Secretary for Justice and Security presented a toolbox on dealing locally with disruptive or criminal applicants. The toolbox presents 70 measures which provide support in different areas. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Malta |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The employment policy was amended so applicants from a safe country of origin or in the Dublin procedure can access the labour market after 9 months from the lodging of their application for international protection, while other applicants are able to work legally as soon as their asylum application is confirmed. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Slovenia |
2021 |
Policy |
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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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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A new multiannual resettlement policy framework for 2020-2023 was established in the Netherlands, including a commitment to resettling 2,000 refugees in 4 years. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The AMIF-funded project, Establishment of a resettlement mechanism began its implementation in 2017. Until now, two study visits on resettlement programmes have been carried out. During 2020, a short video story was filmed about the integration process of a Syrian family who arrived to Croatia as a group of resettled persons from Turkey. The project also includes the development of a mobile application which provides information on the resettlement programme, arrival and daily life in Croatia. This activity is in its completion phase. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Belgium |
2022 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The government pledged to resettle 500 refugees and to admit 125 people under humanitarian admission programmes. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Germany |
2022 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
Germany launched a new programme at the federal level to admit 1,000 vulnerable Afghan nationals per month. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The government decided to temporarily pause resettlement selections out of Turkey. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Sweden |
2022 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
Following a decision of the new Swedish parliament, the annual refugee quota was reduced from 5,000 to 900 resettled refugees for 2023. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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France |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The Humanitarian Corridors programme continued operating. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The refugee quota was increased by about 500 refugees, with a total of 1,500 persons to be transferred in 2022, due to the deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Germany |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The German Academic Exchange Service launched new scholarship programmes for refugees from Cameron, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal, with funding from the German Foreign Office. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Belgium |
2020 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
A new community sponsorship programme was activated and the first families arrived to Belgium through this programme at the end of 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |