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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 |
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Italy |
2021 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Three digital platforms were created through an AMIF EMAS project, including a website for asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection, a platform for exchanges between the NAC and Territorial Commissions to harmonise procedures and facilitate communication, and a portal for open data on asylum. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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France |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Ministry of the Interior published an updated guide for applicants for international protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Latvia |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
To increase reception capacity, a second temporary reception facility was opened with a capacity of 400 persons and two AMIF-funded projects were ongoing to temporarily increase reception places. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Legal assistance and representation |
The Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including Accommodation to Persons in the International Protection Process assessed the asylum system in Ireland and made specific recommendations to the Legal Aid Board for improvements. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Malta |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The International Protection Agency introduced regular and routine reflective meetings on the quality of asylum procedure, and set up the Quality Control Unit with EUAA support. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Country of origin information |
The IND published new work instructions on the use of sources and country of origin information in the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Special procedures to assess protection needs |
The simplified procedure (Track 2), equivalent to the accelerated procedure, was extended to other categories of applicants. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Luxembourg |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new arrival centre opened in Luxembourg City, where all asylum and reception stakeholders are present at the same location. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
|
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 2022 |
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Switzerland |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Federal Council adopted its opinion on a report by the Political Institutions Committee of the Council of States concerning a parliamentary initiative on granting the same family reunification regimes to beneficiaries of international protection and persons with temporary admission. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Romania |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The new National Strategy on Immigration 2021-2024 was approved, together with the Action Plan to implement the national strategy, with objectives related to making the national asylum system more efficient. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Croatia |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Legal assistance and representation |
The AMIF-funded project, Free legal assistance in the process of granting international protection was approved in July 2020 to provide asylum seekers without sufficient funds with access to legal assistance, which consists of: assistance in drawing up a claim, representation in first instance administrative disputes and an exemption from payment of the costs of first instance administrative disputes. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Spain |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The National Resettlement Programme was approved foreseeing the resettlement of 1,200 refugees in 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Denmark |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Minister for Immigration and Integration decided that the processing of cases for persons with temporary residence permits which were granted on the grounds of the general circumstances in the Damascus area should be accelerated. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Sweden |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Swedish Migration Agency issued a new legal position to clarify that municipalities and regions are entitled to be reimbursed for the care of unaccompanied children from the moment they express their wish to apply for asylum. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Belgium |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
During the months when personal interviews were halted the focus was on case loads for which an interview had already taken place. Furthermore, the focus during this period was also on cases where it was clear, based on written documents, that the applicant was in need of international protection (mostly Syrians or where a family member had already obtained international protection). Likewise, subsequent applications without any new elements received a decision without an interview. When interviews resumed, priority was given to applicants who were within the reception system of the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) and already had a status in another EU+ Member State and Brazilian applicants who were already in the country before applying for asylum. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Germany |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
Following the amendments from 2019, which require adult applicants to live in an initial reception centre for a maximum of 18 months (extendable to 24 months) instead of the previously-applicable maximum of 6 months, German reception centres started to adapt their reception infrastructure and staff numbers. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Belgium |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
4,000 places were created in the reception system throughout 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Cyprus |
2022 |
Policy |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Migration Department introduced measures to address the high-level of staff turnover. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |