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Switzerland |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
Legislation was amended to allow for detention at the border for up to 3 days without a judicial review and without a written order. |
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Belgium |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The CGRS allocated 32 new staff members to work on applications launched by unaccompanied minors. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Denmark |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Danish Immigration Services launched a tender and opened a reception centre for applicants with special needs, including those suffering from mental and physical disabilities, mental illnesses, trauma or substance abuse. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Germany |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
BAMF published a methodology for the identification of vulnerable applicants. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Ireland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The Department of Justice extended the Afghan Admission Programme. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The time limit for deciding on an application for international protection was extended by 9 months. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
New, simplified information material was prepared for illiterate persons and persons who cannot read and write in the Latin alphabet. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Spain |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration announced that applicants for international protection who had not yet been given a final decision on their case would not be withdrawn from the national social security system. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Sweden |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The description of the age assessment method followed by the Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine was updated to make the process more detailed and transparent, minimise risks and interpret the margin of errors and factors affecting the statistical model. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Latvia |
2022 |
Institutional |
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Information provision on the asylum procedure |
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs developed new leaflets and piloted a hotline to provide information on the asylum procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Belgium |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
Integration programmes for newcomers became mandatory in Brussels, including for beneficiaries of international protection. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Finland |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
The Ministry of the Interior proposed amendments to the Nationality Act to update the definitions of a stateless person, in line with international treaties, eliminating the distinction between voluntarily stateless and involuntarily stateless person. However, the parliament did not manage to consider the proposal by the end of the electoral term (29 March 2023) and it was allowed to lapse. The next government will decide if the changes are proposed again. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Greece |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Access to procedure |
A new registration procedure was introduced for first-time applicants through Circular 5049/2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Italy |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
Italy revised its list of safe countries of origin, de facto suspending Ukraine. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Malta |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The International Protection Act was amended to clarify the criteria for exclusion from subsidiary protection, the criteria for considering an application manifestly unfounded, the subsequent application procedure, the application procedure for children in need of care and the procedure for temporary humanitarian protection (a national form of protection). |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Portugal |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
The revised Nationality Regulation entered into force, which facilitates acquiring citizenship for children born in Portugal to applicants or beneficiaries of international protection. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Spain |
2022 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Spanish Ministry of Justice approved a preliminary draft of a new law on age assessments. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Belgium |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Fedasil concluded a cooperation agreement with the construction sector to orient asylum applicants towards employment in construction. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Denmark |
2022 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Evidentiary requirements were lightened from women and girl applicants from Afghanistan. International protection was granted in all relevant cases and rejected cases were reopened. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Germany |
2022 |
Policy |
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Interpretation services |
BAMF published a brochure for interpreters with information and recommendations for successful interpretation, a new webpage on interpretation in the asylum procedure, a bilingual terminology list on sexual orientation and gender identity, and an updated version of the booklet for interpreters. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Ireland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
Immigration detention facilities became operational at Dublin airport. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Access to procedure |
Several measures were introduced to speed up the registration process of certain profiles (Afghan evacuees, family members arriving through family reunification and applicants with appointments) and alleviate pressure on the central reception facility in Ter Apel. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Temporary measures aimed to restrict family reunification until 31 December 2023. A visa was only issued to a family member when the assigned municipality notified that suitable accommodation had been found for the recognised beneficiary and the family members planning to join. Following Council of State rulings, the measure was abolished in February 2023. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Slovakia |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The asylum and reception contingency plan was revised to address the arrival of persons in need of temporary protection. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Sweden |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The government appointed an inquiry commission to assess making language knowledge and knowledge of the Swedish society requirements for acquiring permanent residence in Sweden. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |