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Sweden |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The so-called EBO rules entered into force on 1 July 2020. According to these rules, applicants are no longer entitled to a daily allowance if they choose to reside in specific areas with high rates of immigrants and socio-economic challenges (32 municipalities listed in 2020, revised to 23 municipalities as of 1 January 2021). |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Denmark |
2020 |
Institutional |
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Return of former applicants |
The Danish Return Agency started its operations on 1 August 2020 and is responsible for tasks linked to return, with the exception of forced removals. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
Applications submitted in detention, a hotspot or a repatriation centre are no longer prioritised. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Lithuania |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to process asylum applications |
A new definition was adopted for subsequent applications to align it with the recast Asylum Procedures Directive. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Malta |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The definition of manifestly-unfounded applications was amended and aligned with the definition in the recast Asylum Procedures Directive. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A Joint Ministerial Decision was issued on the procedure and criteria to register in the Register for Rapporteurs-Assistant Case Handlers for Asylum. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The establishment of locally-competent Units for the Protection of Unaccompanied Minors in EKKA are planned according to a new law. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Hungary |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
Asylum Law, Article 31/A(10) was amended: It was added that asylum detention can also take place - in exceptional cases - in a health care institution. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Bulgaria |
2020 |
Legislative |
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The Dublin procedure |
Some processes related to decisions on Dublin cases were clarified, with the aim to have a more efficient and timely procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Cyprus |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The House of Representatives adopted an amendment to the Constitution, allowing for an exception from the general 75-day time limit for an appeal against a negative decision of the Asylum Service before the Administrative Court. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
A new surveillance measure was introduced, the appearing for counselling. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Romania |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Ministry of the Interior organised a?public debate on the draft Government Decision for approval of the National Strategy on Immigration for 2020-2023. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Swedish Migration Agency provided clarification on the application of the economic requirement for family reunification, explaining in which cases beneficiaries of international protection and children are exempted from these rules. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Cyprus |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The National Plan on the Integration of Migrants of the Republic of Cyprus was released for public consultation at the end of 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
An instruction on family reunification provided guidance on processing incomplete or inadmissible family reunification requests in an effort to reduce processing times and decrease the number of disputes. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Lithuania |
2020 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
New guidelines were issued on evidence assessments. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
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Return of former applicants |
The IND published new work instructions providing guidelines to implement ECHR, Article 8. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The COA launched a pilot project in Utrecht for beneficiaries of international protection, where beneficiaries combine studying and apprenticeship in a 2-year programme to become COA employees. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Belgium |
2020 |
Policy |
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Return of former applicants |
The final report of the commission for the evaluation of policies on foreigners' voluntary and forced return (also known as the Bossuyt Commission) was published. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
A new 3-year project for the integration of refugees into Croatian society was approved by the Directorate for European Affairs, International Relations and European Union Funds in early March 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Germany |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
New AnkER facilities were opened. In 2020, the model has been implemented in 8 of 16 federal states. 7 AnkER facilities have been set up in the state of Bavaria, 1 AnkER facility in each of the states of Saxony and Saarland. In addition to that, seven 'functionally-equivalent facilities' exist nationwide. The functioning of these facilities was evaluated and the results were published in February 2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Croatia is developing and implementing a new IT application (RECORD) with AMIF funding that aims to improve the quality of collecting, managing, processing, monitoring and reporting data in the field of international protection. Funds for the implementation of the project proposal were approved on 23 November 2020. Iin April 2021, the technical specifications for the project were being drafted. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Malta |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
A new provision regarding the cessation of international protection (unequivocal renunciation) was added to the Procedural Standards for Granting and Withdrawing International Protection Regulations. |
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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Sweden |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Access to procedure |
The Swedish Migration Agency, the police and Swedish diplomatic missions abroad were also given the right to process sensitive data, as described by the Aliens Data Act, and to test and develop existing IT systems for managing the personal data of third-country nationals, for example to participate in international cooperation. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |