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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Amendments to the Act on Granting International Protection to Aliens clarified that the rejection decision includes a return decision and a prohibition on entry for 3 years. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
An amendment clarified that the appeal against the rejection and return decision has a suspensive effect. |
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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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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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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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
The criteria for the risk of absconding when a return decision is issued were clarified. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
Compliance with a return decision issued to a minor or an adult foreigner with limited active legal capacity will be organised by a parent, guardian or other responsible adult person who is staying with the person in Estonia. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A new act entered into force regulating the processing of personal data by all authorities involved in migration affairs. Corresponding amendments were made in the Reception Act, the Immigration Detention Act, the Integration Act and the Citizenship Act. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
A temporary amendment was passed to the Aliens Act to extend the period of an applicant's right to work. Applicants were temporarily able to work in agriculture, forestry, horticulture and fisheries without a waiting period and they could continue to work in these sectors longer, until they are in the country and receive material reception conditions, despite an enforceable removal decision. |
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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Finland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A working group has been set up to draw up a new act to assist victims of human trafficking. The working group's mandate runs until the end of 2022. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to process asylum applications |
Benin was removed from the list of safe countries of origin. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Germany |
2020 |
Institutional |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly created a new joint working group on migration, asylum and integration. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The “National Standards for Accommodation Offered to People in the Protection Process” and a report on direct provision from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality were published. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Ireland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The government published the mid-term review of the Migrant Integration Strategy 2017-2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Latvia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
80 State Border Guard officers participated in training on unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable persons applying or not applying for asylum (upgraded training programme), “Profiling, interviewing and identification”. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Latvia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Two video tutorials were developed with information for applicants on everyday issues at the Asylum Accommodation Centre. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Latvia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The booklet A Guide for Asylum Seekers in Latvia was translated into two additional languages, Azerbaijani and Georgian. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
A newly-built dormitory opened for a maximum of 15 vulnerable persons at the Foreigners’ Registration Centre of the State Border Guard Service. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
Training on working with unaccompanied minors was offered to reception centre staff. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Internal guidelines on the conduct of interviews and information-gathering in the asylum procedure were implemented. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Policy |
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Country of origin information |
A three-year project to update the information portal of the Asylum Division of the Migration Department was completed. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Luxembourg |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The government increased the threshold of subsidies for municipalities from 80 % to 100 % of the rental prices announced by the Housing Observatory to encourage rentals for beneficiaries of international protection. Beneficiaries may also continue to live in reception facilities for a small fee. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Malta |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The AWAS established the Therapeutic Services Unit (TSU) for migrants suffering from psychological disorders due to trauma, with a special team dedicated to children and unaccompanied minors. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Malta |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Office of the Refugee Commissioner started implementing changes to reporting on case allocation and backlog. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |