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Germany |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The draft of the Second Law for the Introduction of a Right of Opportunity to Stay proposed to make language and integration courses available for all applicants, regardless of their prospects of staying in the country |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Spain |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
In 2020, the Secretary of State for Migration introduced changes granting access to work permits for unaccompanied children aged older than 16 years. In addition, the government announced a reform allowing permission to stay based on their integration path rather than on their participation in the labour market. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Iceland |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Special procedures to assess protection needs |
Iceland revised its list of safe countries of origin and Ukraine was removed from the list. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Switzerland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The possibility to impose a travel ban is planned to be extended to persons with temporary admission. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Lithuania |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners aimed to speed up the appointment of a legal guardian for an unaccompanied minor, due to the influx of unaccompanied minors from Ukraine. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A decree law aimed to regularise different residence and employment situations, including the irregular employment of applicants in agriculture, husbandry, fishing, personal assistance services and domestic work. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
Asylum seekers living outside of reception centres may be granted a financial allowance without prior registration in one of the first reception centres. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Italy |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Council of Ministers adopted a protocol between the government and regions, the autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano and local authorities to harmonise the implementation of a multi-disciplinary age-assessment procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Spain |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
Royal Decree 220/2022 of 29 March 2022 was adopted, approving the regulation governing the reception system. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Luxembourg |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance |
A draft amendment of the Law on international protection and on temporary protection would introduce changes to appeal possibilities against a decision to withdraw international protection. The amendment would align appeals against withdrawals with those against refusals in the normal procedure for greater harmony, whereas currently an appeal against withdrawals falls under common law. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Germany |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The German Act on the Deployment of Social Services Providers was adopted, which provides aid, for example, for language course providers to help mitigate the effect of the pandemic and prevent bankruptcy. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Detention during the asylum procedure |
The concept of closed controlled island structures (KEDN) was clarified. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Hungary |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The definition of a particular social group changed under Asylum Law, Article 64(1d): before the two elements (common characteristics, distinct identity in the relevant country) were alternative, divided by an or, now and and links them and the two elements are cumulative. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Belgium |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Special procedures to process asylum applications |
The new Royal Decree establishing the list of safe countries of origin entered into force. The list itself includes the same countries. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Croatia |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
Amendments to the Aliens Act extended the scope of persons who can receive a temporary resedence permit on humanitarian grounds. These persons have the right to work without an additional work permit or authorisation, to attend vocational training and enrol in education. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Estonia |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The PBGB may now publish the application number and the title of the decision on its website and do not notify the decision in another manner when the applicant's location is unknown or when there is an emergency situation. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Special procedures to process asylum applications |
An amendment to the Aliens Decree (Vb) established the possibility to omit the personal interview in subsequent applications. |
NL LEG 06 2019 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
A new category for tolerated stay (Duldung) was created for persons whose removal cannot be carried out due to ambiguities in their identity which they created, for example by not handing over the necessary travel documents or by misleading the authorities concerning their identity and nationality. These persons are subject to the residence obligation (Wohnsitzauflage) and do not have the right to undertake gainful employment. |
DE LEG 03 2019 |
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Greece |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Decision on the procedure for issuing travel documents to refugee beneficiaries. |
EL LEG 01 2019 |
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Italy |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
Within the Protection System for Beneficiaries of International Protection and Unaccompanied Foreign Minors (SIPROIMI), the Ministry of the Interior in Italy allocated funds to finance projects, organised by local authorities, related to unaccompanied minors. |
IT LEG 04 2019 |
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Belgium |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
A law proposal was put forth to reduce the period of exemption for beneficiaries of international protection from the requirement to have sufficient economic resources from one year to three months. |
BE LEG 01 2019 |
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Czech Republic |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Special procedures to process asylum applications |
12 new countries were added to the national list of safe countries of origin: Algeria, Australia, Canada, Ghana, Georgia (excluding Abkhazia and South Ossetia), India, Moldova (excluding Transnistria), Morocco, New Zealand, Senegal, Tunisia and Ukraine (excluding Doneck and Luhansk Districts). |
CZ LEG 02 2019 |
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France |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
An order provided specifications for emergency reception centres. |
FR LEG 10 2019 |
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Belgium |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
Changes to the integration path entered into force in the Flemish region of Belgium. The new programme includes four components (language learning, economic autonomy, social orientation and a 40-hour tandem programme with a Flemish ‘buddy’) and concludes with an exam. The compulsory programme is subject to a EUR 360 fee. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Denmark |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
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 |