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Belgium |
2019 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The CGRS developed and implemented a system to prioritise specific cases or profiles. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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France |
2019 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The government presented a comprehensive action plan on migration, including measures to reduce the processing time of asylum applications to an average of six months. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Malta |
2019 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
AWAS amended its policies and provided allowances to applicants who hold an asylum certificate and are registered with the Refugee Commissioner. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Belgium |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The notification of negative decisions was temporarily suspended for applicants from Afghanistan in August 2021 and the suspension was fully lifted on 2 March 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Croatia |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
Croatia introduced specific policies for the vaccination of asylum applicants, specifying that vaccines are free of charge, on a voluntary basis and by registration to receive an appointment. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Finland |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Psyyke project was implemented with AMIF funding between 1 March 2019 and 30 June 2021, offering training and guidance to reception staff on mental health support in reception facilities. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
An internal review of 54 return cases from 2019 took place in the Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) in order to examine how UNE assesses what is in the best interests of the child in return cases. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
Discussions were underway to revise the methods for an age assessment, in particular related to bone X-rays. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Swedish Migration Agency updated its legal position on the situation in the Tigray region in Ethiopia. (The legal position was repealed in 2021 and is no longer in force.) |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Iceland |
2021 |
Policy |
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Information provision on the asylum procedure |
A new information hub was launched, newiniceland.is, which provides information in eight languages through online counsellors and telephone interpretation in additional languages. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Swedish Migration Agency published a new legal position on the examination of the best interests of the child. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Access to procedure |
Government authorities entered into an agreement with the Italian Red Cross to provide support to the persons onboard the vessels and initiate the identification of vulnerable persons. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Interpretation services |
The Finnish Immigration Service developed a quality assurance system for the interpretation services used during asylum interviews, in the framework of the AMIF-funded Tulppaani project. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Latvia |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Access to procedure |
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs in Latvia committed to introduce improvements to the registration system by December 2021. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
Based on the findings of the report of the Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process, the government would publish a White Paper on the replacement of the Direct Provision System with a new, non-profit international protection accommodation policy. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Malta |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Access to procedure |
Authorities expressed the view that cooperation on returns to Libya is indispensable for the effective management of sea arrivals. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Access to information |
The COA published a new brochure for employers Newcomers on their way to work - Guide for employers, providing information to facilitate the employment of beneficiaries of international protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Access to procedure |
The control boards (regietafel) moved to the next implementation phase and continued to ensure that all information is available on the specific individual cases, before they entered the phase of the regular procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Lithuania |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The integration process of beneficiaries of international protection was adjusted. An individual integration plan is proposed to each beneficiary while they are still accommodated at the Refugee Reception Centre. The plan is updated once beneficiaries settle in a municipality in cooperation with the municipality's body in charge of integration. The support services are tailored to each person's specific needs and financial support is defined according to the person's progress and personal efforts |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
New work instructions were published on the examination of identity and family relations in family reunification procedures, including the use of DNA tests. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Return of former applicants |
The Swedish government tasked several national bodies, including the police and the Swedish Migration Agency, to analyse the factors that prevent the enforcement of a decision on a refusal of entry or return. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Portugal |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
Around 200 refugees, who were evacuated from Afghanistan, were received as the government pledged to receive Afghan nationals on humanitarian admission grounds. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The national authorities concluded standard operating procedures on sexual and gender-based violence with UNHCR and national NGOs towards the end of 2020, aiming to start implementation as soon as possible. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The sponsor in Spain must now begin the family reunification procedure, not the family member in the country of origin. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Belgium |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Special procedures to process asylum applications |
The Council of Ministers adopted the draft royal decree establishing a list of safe countries of origin. The draft did not include any changes to the list of safe countries from the previous year. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |