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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Access to procedure |
The Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens was amended allowing to extend the registration time limit to 10 working days exceptionally in emergency situations. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
The Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens was amended to include the conditions and timeframes for detaining applicants in an emergency situation caused by mass arrivals. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
The Act on Swedish Citizenship was amended to grant a stateless person holding a temporary residence permit the right to obtain Swedish citizenship, following amendments in the Aliens Act. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Germany |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
The Act on the Acceleration of Asylum Court Proceedings and the Asylum Procedure abandoned the routine revision of the international protection status 3 years after the first final decision. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Germany |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
The Act on Tolerated Status related to Education and Employment of 8 July 2019 entered into force on 1 January 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The administrative court may order an applicant's detention without the descriptive and reasoning part when it is faced with a high number of detention requests. These parts are provided to the applicant if the detention decision is contested. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The Administrative Division of the Council of State now uses a new, sixth form of motivation of its decisions. When the court rejects an application, it uses one of the template sentences to provide more context for the ground of the refusal. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
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Legal assistance and representation |
The Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process assessed the asylum system in Ireland and made specific recommendations to the Legal Aid Board for improvements. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
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Interpretation services |
The Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process examined issues regarding the provision of interpretation during accommodation in the International Protection Process in Ireland and recommended to introduce an accreditation test for interpreters from mid-2023 and to adopt a code of conduct. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The age limit for follow-up care for unaccompanied children was extended from 21 years to 25 years. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
The Alien Circular 2000 now explicitly states that the IND has to always include in the decision on family reunification all indicative statements and documents, and in some cases, further examination may be initiated. When a contradiction leads to no further investigation, this has to be motivated. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Access to procedure |
The Aliens Circular set in law the practice that an applicant is under the duty to provide all information that might potentially influence the asylum application, which includes criminal past, acts that might fall under the Geneva Convention, Article 1F and any measures that other Member States might have imposed on the person. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
The Aliens Circular was amended and clarified that when a child is born after a parent has received a return decision, even though the child is subject to an independent return decision, the period of voluntary return is aligned to the parents' decision and expires at the same time. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The Aliens Circular was amended to clarify that an age assessment takes place in two separate sessions, one with the AVIM and one with the IND. Employees of the same public authority assess the age independently, but they can attend the same assessment session. |
NL LEG 05 2019 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Legislative |
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The Dublin procedure |
The Aliens Circular was amended to reflect CJEU jurisprudence in Jawo and clarified when an applicant can be considered to have absconded. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
The Aliens Circular was amended to specify that a foreigner can be detained for a short period to investigate the person’s identity and their lawful status in the country. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
The amended law underlined that authorities are obliged to ensure that minors have access to education and care services in a federal state. |
DE LEG 05 2019 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The amendment of the Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens allows the PBGB to request assistance from EASO and to be involved in the processing of an asylum application in the territory of another state, based on an international agreement or an EU act. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to process asylum applications |
The amendment of the Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens clarified that the PBGB must update the list of safe countries of origin at least once a year. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
The amendments further clairfied detention conditions. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Lithuania |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Legal assistance and representation |
The amendments guaranteed free legal aid throughout the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
The amendments strengthened the duty of authorities to provide information about a detained applicant's rights and entitlements. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Bulgaria |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
The amendments to the Law on Asylum and Refugees in Bulgaria added two new circumstances when international protection status ceases: when a beneficiary passes away or when a person refuses expressly to be recognised as a beneficiary of international protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Cyprus |
2019 |
Policy |
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Return of former applicants |
The AMIF project established the national forced return monitoring system, conducted by the Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights Ombudsman. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Croatia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Legal assistance and representation |
The AMIF project, “Providing legal advice in the process of granting international protection”, was implemented as of 1 April 2019. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |