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Lithuania |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
An amendment clarified that a return decision cannot be issued pending the examination of an application for international protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
A draft law was adopted by the senate which aims to improve and simplify processes for the support of vulnerable minors. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
A Ministerial Decision amended the framework of the ESTIA II programme for the accommodation of applicants for international protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Hungary |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Access to procedure |
Law LVIII of 2020 ratified Government Decree 2020 (V.26.) on special rules for the asylum procedure until 31 December 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Austria |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
An amendment to the Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum Procedures Act, promulgated on 23 December 2020, requires mandatory return counselling sessions to be held at an advanced stage of the procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Bulgaria |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
An amendment to the Law on Foreigners was adopted which introduced new grounds for refusing to grant stateless status. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Denmark |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Danish parliament adopted a bill introducing the possibility to transfer asylum applicants for adjudication of asylum claims and subsequent protection in third countries. |
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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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Swedish Migration Agency updated its legal position on the assessment of applications from Afghan citizens, based on revised country of origin information. The security situation was assessed to be largely unchanged and the legal position includes slight adjustments. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Return of former applicants |
Legal position on the application of ECHR, Article 3, when illness is invoked. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The reception centres have started using the electronic skills assessment form, which was developed as part of the AMIF-funded OSAKA project and which finalised in 2019. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Policy |
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Legal assistance and representation |
The Greek Asylum Service launched a call to extend the Register of Lawyers providing legal aid to applicants for international protection |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The State Secretary for Justice and Security presented a toolbox on dealing locally with disruptive or criminal applicants. The toolbox presents 70 measures which provide support in different areas. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Minister of State with special responsibility for Equality, Immigration and Integration announced EUR 500,000 for community integration projects under the Communities Integration Fund. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new governmental project is planned to be implemented in 2021, obliging applicants to attend a 1-day information session about the host society. The programme has existed for several years, but it was implemented as a voluntary 2- to 3-hour session. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A 3-year project providing psychosocial support for people residing in reception centres, conducted by the Croatian Red Cross and co-financed by AMIF, was started in February 2020. The project aims to improve the level of psychosocial support and social activities available in the reception centres. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Luxembourg |
2020 |
Institutional |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
On 1 January 2020, the National Reception Office (ONA), which is under the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, replaced the Luxembourg Office for Reception and Integration (OLAI) for the reception of asylum applications. The responsibility for integration was transferred to the Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region under the Department for Integration. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Poland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Polish government announced the introduction of a humanitarian visa scheme for Belarusians from mid-August 2020 onwards. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Employment and the Economy commissioned a joint study on the community sponsorship model to evaluate its feasibility within the Finnish context. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Further guidance was added on how to interpret the element political conviction: it is clarified that the applicant cannot be expected to exercise restraint on his/her fundamental political views, which may be actions or expressions that are particularly important for the person's identity or moral integrity. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Poland |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
Humanitarian visa holders are permitted to work without a work permit since 1 December 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Cyprus |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
New orders were issued by the Ministry of Labour, allowing applicants to start working before a formal decision is made on the work permit application. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Finland |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
A draft government proposal was sent out for comments to amend the Aliens Act provisions on the family reunification of beneficiaries of international protection. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
Decree Law No 139 provided for the creation of 3,000 new places for families in the System for Reception and Integration (SAI). |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |