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Cyprus |
2022 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
The rules of procedures of the Administrative Court for International Protection (IPAC) were amended making the applicant's presence before the court mandatory, whether in person or represented by a lawyer, without which the appeal could be rejected, except in situations of force majeure. Applicants or their lawyer now have a maximum of 10 minutes to present their supporting arguments, unless extended by the court when deemed necessary. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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France |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Ministry of the Interior published an instruction in April 2022 requesting the prefects to harmonise practices related to victims who were trafficked for sexual exploitation. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Ireland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The International Protection Office implemented a revised asylum application procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Lithuania |
2022 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Migration Department introduced measures to address the high-level of staff turnover. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Managing applicants with disruptive behaviour remained a priority, and a National Coordinator for Managing Disruption was established to coordinate among different stakeholders and ensure consistency across various measures. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Integration centres for foreigners were opened in two provinces in March 2022 as a part of the project “Building structures for the integration of foreigners in Poland - Stage II – piloting Foreigners Integration Centres”. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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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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Sweden |
2022 |
Policy |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
As part of the Swedish Migration Agency policy to increase detention capacity, a new detention centre with 114 places was opened in Mölndal. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Sweden |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The Swedish Migration Agency published a new handbook on human trafficking, with a part focusing on improving the identification of victims and perpetrators within the asylum procedure. The template for interviewing unaccompanied minors was updated to better detect signs of human trafficking. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Switzerland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Return of former applicants |
The Federal Council modified the assessment for fitness to travel of persons who are returned or expelled. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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United Kingdom |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The third edition of the Indicators of Integration framework was published. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The CGRS, in cooperation with the Guardianship Service, organised several training sessions for guardians on the asylum procedure for unaccompanied minors. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Finland |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
Internal instructions guidelines for case workers were updated to report female genital mutilation or the risk thereof to the police and child protection services. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Policy |
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Interpretation services |
A special team of interpreters was recruited for quality assurance to develop and implement further improvements and to train BAMF employees on communicating with applicants through an interpreter. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Council of Ministers approved several measures on 14 November 2019 to speed up the procedures for international protection by hiring more staff in asylum authorities, increasing reception capacity to accelerate outflow and cooperating closer with all federal government departments. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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France |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A collaborative tool (“TNV Asile”) was developed for prefectural asylum services. It enables practical information sheets to be disseminated, information to be shared, asylum policies to be updated and fosters better interaction between the heads of the one-stop services and Regional Dublin Procedure Hubs and the Directorate for Asylum. |
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 and the IT Unit of the Ministry for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement improved the national asylum database that records relevant data pertaining to applications for international protection, as well as for registering asylum seekers. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The State Secretary for Asylum and Migration planned to undertake an audit of the asylum services (CGRS, Immigration Office, Fedasil and CALL) with results expected in summer 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Bulgaria |
2021 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Safe zones for unaccompanied children needed to be restructured. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Finland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Finnish Ministry of the Interior launched a project to bring together the expertise of various stakeholders in the asylum system to develop uniform, long-term objectives and more comprehensive immigration and asylum policies. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Directorate for Integration and Diversit published a report on municipality expenditure on supporting the integration of refugees. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Germany |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
BAMF carried out a feasibility study for digital certification processes and digital identity management, publishing a white paper as a first step towards analysing whether certification processes and identities of asylum seekers can be fully digitalised. |
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 updated its legal position in the assessment of applications from Syria. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Iceland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Family reunification requests from Afghan residents were treated with priority in 2021. |
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 updated its legal position on the implementation of decisions related to unaccompanied children. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |