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Denmark |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
A special legislative piece provides temporary residence permits to persons who have assisted the Danish authorities and have been evacuated from Afghanistan. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Norway |
2021 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
An amendment to the Norwegian Social Services Act came into force which requires third-country nationals older than 30 years with insufficient Norwegian knowledge to participate in language training as a condition to receive financial support. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Directorate for Integration and Diversity, in cooperation with municipalities, carried out for the first time a survey on the experiences of participants in the introduction programme. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Latvia |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued humanitarian visas for Belarusians in a shorter timeframe and applicants were required to contact the embassy only once instead of twice. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Swedish Public Employment Service started to roll out the Intensive Year programme for newly-arrived beneficiaries of international protection, which aims to get participants in employment within a year after the completion of the comprehensive, full-time integration programme. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Poland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
A draft amendment was submitted to the Social Assistance Act, which aims to grant the right to individual integration programmes for beneficiaries of international protection married to Polish citizens (amendment accepted on 15 April 2021). |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Legislative Decree No 34/2020 promoted regularisation on the basis of transforming undeclared work to regular employment in certain labour sectors, and this process could be initiated by asylum applicants as well. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The new National Plan for the Integration of Beneficiaries of International Protection 2022-2024 was adopted. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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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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Austria |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Austria continued to focus on the labour market integration of beneficiaries of international protection, organised targeted employment fairs and mentoring programmes specifically tailored to migrant women. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Italy |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Ministry of Labour and Social Policies launched a project, Protezione Unita a Obiettivo Integrazione, which provided effective pathways to the labour market for beneficiaries of international protection, persons with humanitarian status or persons who entered the country as unaccompanied minors. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Austria |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
An amendment to the Integration Act requires the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs to provide German courses to a minimum B1 level to beneficiaries of international protection older than 15 years. |
AT LEG 04 2019 |
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Austria |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The length of the obligatory orientation course for beneficiaries of international protection was extended from 8 to 24 hours to include modules on gender equality, antisemitism and the importance of voluntary work. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Bulgaria |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy extended its refugee employment and training programme for 2021-2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The launching of the AGIR programme was announced, proposing individualised, 20-month integration pathways to all beneficiaries of international protection, with a focus on housing and employment. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Germany |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Country of origin information |
The COI unit employed more country analysts and formed new regional teams, resulting in a larger production of new country reports. The production line of COI reports was streamlined and an internal peer review was introduced amongst the regional analyst teams. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Country of origin information |
The IND published new work instructions on the use of sources and country of origin information in the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Austria |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Country of origin information |
Namibia, the Republic of Korea and Uruguay were added to the list of countries considered to be safe countries of origin. |
AT LEG 05 2019 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Institutional |
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Country of origin information |
The Office for Country Information and Language Analysis (Team Onderzoek en Expertise Land en Taal (TOELT)) was divided into two departments, one employing the Country Specialists and Linguists (TOELT 01) and the other employing the Employees of the Regional Information Centres and the Coordinators Interpreters (TOELT 02). |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Belgium |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Country of origin information |
CEDOCA created a working group on statistics to better understand methodologies and data visualisations in reports. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Policy |
|
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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Sweden |
2019 |
Institutional |
|
Country of origin information |
The COI Unit became part of the newly-established Section for Information Analysis of the Swedish Migration Agency. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Country of origin information |
The SOPU project was launched to develop a new reporting model on country of origin information. In addition, the FAKTA project continued to develop a more resource-efficient model for planning and implementing fact-finding missions. Development on the new COI database continued. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Austria |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Country of origin information |
Sri Lanka was removed from the list of countries considered to be safe countries of origin due to the reintroduction of capital punishment. |
AT LEG 06 2019 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Country of origin information |
Country of origin reports were made publicly available. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |