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Bulgaria |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Bulgarian State Agency for Refugees monitored throughout 2021 the implementation of amendments from 2020 related to the representation of unaccompanied minors in the asylum procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Finland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Immigration Service suspended the pronouncement of negative decisions on removals to Afghanistan on 9 July 2021. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
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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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France |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry of the Interior published an action plan to strengthen support for applicants and beneficiaries of international protection with vulnerabilities. The plan lists 10 action points for improved identification and support for special needs. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Swedish Migration Agency published its legal position on the derivative status in asylum cases. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Iceland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
The country acceded to the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, and the Directorate of Immigration adopted a Standard Operation Procedure, developed in cooperation with UNHCR. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Swedish Migration Agency published a new legal position on interviewing children. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Specific implementation guidelines to improve the quality of first instance decisions were sent to police headquarters (questure) and Territorial Commissions by the National Commission for the Right to Asylum. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
UNHCR and the Italian National Commission for Asylum published new guidelines for the identification of victims of trafficking in an effort to standardise the procedure across territorial commissions. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Prime Minister announced the planned legislative reform for the protection of unaccompanied children for 2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Luxembourg |
2021 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The government pledged to receive 90 Afghan nationals at risk, including girls, women, former judges and human rights activists during 2021 and 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The COA published its new multiannual strategy, which defines its measurable targets for the next 5 years. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Malta |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The International Protection Agency and AWAS signed a memorandum of understanding on the medical referral of applicants claiming to be survivors of FGM/C. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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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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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
The requirements were changed for the documents to be presented by Lebanese Palestinians for the registration of statelessness. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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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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Portugal |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Initiatives to increase reception capacity and open new centres continued. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Through the project, Assistance in maintaining adequate living conditions in the reception centres, the running costs of the utilities in reception centres are co-financed by AMIF. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
An increase in the national budget was announced to upgrade the reception system, in line with the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Swedish Migration Agency updated its legal position on assessing the asylum applications of persons claiming to belong to a particularly vulnerable group in their country of origin. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Spain |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The State Secretary for Migration signed new instructions in December 2020, noting that only recognised beneficiaries of international protection can be referred to the second phase of the national reception system as of 2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Switzerland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The SEM have started the implementation of the recommendations from the Working Group on Asylum and Human Trafficking. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A horizontal action plan against trafficking in human beings was drafted and completed in the beginning of 2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Belgium |
2022 |
Policy |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
The list of safe countries of origin was reviewed, but no changes were introduced. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Croatia |
2022 |
Policy |
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Legal assistance and representation |
The Ministry of the Interior signed a contract with the Croatian Law Centre to carry out an AMIF-funded project, entitled ""Legal guidance in the process of awarding international protection"". |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |