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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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United Kingdom |
2019 |
Policy |
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Access to information |
Two new information guides were published on rights, expectations and support offered to applicants staying in temporary accommodation. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The Guardianship Service continued with an AMIF-funded project to develop a methodology for monitoring guardians and the assessment of the best interests of minors and worked on improving communications with all stakeholders. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Czech Republic |
2019 |
Policy |
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Legal assistance and representation |
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs expanded its projects providing individual counselling for applicants. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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France |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
OFPRA offered extensive training for senior protection officers on sexual orientation and gender identity. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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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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Estonia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The first Estonian Language Houses opened in Tallin and Narva in 2019, offering language courses and facilitating integration. The Welcome Centre in Tartu, Estonia opened to provide information and guidance for all newcomers. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
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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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Malta |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The Head of the Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seeker (AWAS) may be appointed as a legal guardian for unaccompanied minors with an interim care order, in order to prevent delays. |
MT LEG 01 2019 |
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Sweden |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
The application of the law was extended until 19 July 2021 and beneficiaries of international protection continued to receive temporary residence permits instead of a permanent one. The law lifted the ban on family reunification for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection. |
SE LEG 01 2019 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Institutional |
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The Dublin procedure |
The transfer of asylum applicants to the responsible Dublin state became the task of the State Border Guard Service. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
A “detention for non-cooperation” (Mitwirkungshaft) of 14 days was introduced, enforceable against foreigners who do not cooperate in the establishment of their identity in the framework of return. |
DE LEG 03 2019 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
The residence regulation applicable to a beneficiary can only be lifted when the relevant authority at the place of originally-assigned residence gives its explicit agreement. |
DE LEG 05 2019 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
Section 3(1) of the Immigration Act 1999 was amended to confirm that the Minister’s power to make a deportation order is subject to the prohibition of refoulement set out in the Immigration Act 1999, Section 3A. The Minister for Justice and Equality clarified that this legal amendment corrected a gap in the law. |
IE LEG 01 2019 |
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Austria |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
The act grants a postponement of the time limit for voluntary departure to rejected applicants who are in an apprenticeship. |
AT LEG 03 2019 |
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Czech Republic |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Access to information |
Free legal advice must be available in each asylum facility. |
CZ LEG 01 2019 |
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France |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Several provisions of the Law of 10 September 2018 entered into force in 2019 on managed immigration, an effective right of asylum and successful integration. |
FR LEG 06 2019 |
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Malta |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Guidance was reviewed and updated, new internal standard operating procedures for radicalisation and extremism were launched, and an internal guide on the application of internal protection alternatives was developed. Following EASO guidance, the decision template was updated. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Sweden |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The government increased funding for fast tracks, which were established to support entry into the job market for beneficiaries of international protection who have education, work or training experience. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Sweden |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The government tasked the Swedish Council for Higher Education to develop and pilot special measures for: a) skills validation and the recognition of qualifications when documentary evidence is missing and b) when the educational level is documented but the level was not completed. The Council also worked on a permanent structure for the recognition and accreditation of prior learning. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Croatia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The AMIF-funded project Psychosocial services and support for international protection applicants was signed with the Croatian Red Cross. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Finnish Immigration Service gave reception centres several operating guidelines, including on health care services, work and study activities. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Based on the ECHR judgement in N.A. v. Finland, the Finnish Immigration Service reviewed the cases of around 500 applicants. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Cyprus |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The new Administrative Court for International Protection (IPAC) began operating as of 18 June 2019. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Regular interviews now take place through teleconference or videoconference in Cork and from video suites in courthouses. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |