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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Security regions stepped in to open and manage crisis reception facilities. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Managing applicants with disruptive behaviour remained a priority, and a National Coordinator for Managing Disruption was established to coordinate among different stakeholders and ensure consistency across various measures. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new Education Budget Scheme for Asylum Seekers was introduced, allowing municipalities with emergency facilities to claim reimbursement for schooling costs. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
The Aliens Circular was amended to specify that a foreigner can be detained for a short period to investigate the person’s identity and their lawful status in the country. |
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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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) and United Work implemented a pilot project on employment for recognised beneficiaries of international protection in the Eindhoven region. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Resettlement and humanitarian admissions |
The government decided to temporarily pause resettlement selections out of Turkey. |
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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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The Netherlands Forensic Institute changed its practice based on a recent literature review, and since October 2022, applicants with a mature collarbone are considered to be at least 18 years old, instead of 20 years. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
As a one-time action, the care for unaccompanied children who were at least 17.5 years on 1 July 2022 was taken over by the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) from Nidos, and the minors were accommodated in regular reception places instead of ones dedicated to minors. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
As a temporary measure, prolonged until September 2023, unaccompanied minors aged 17 years and 9 months and older were placed in regular asylum reception centres (azc), without special support since November 2022. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Norway |
2022 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security issued a new instruction “Assessment of the conditions for asylum in the Immigration Act, Section 28(1) when the applicant already has a residence permit in Norway"". |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Norway |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Norwegian government and the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) increased capacity in the national arrival centre, in emergency accommodation, including accommodation for displaced persons from Ukraine, and in ordinary reception centres. A scheme for alternative temporary reception space was also launched. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Norway |
2022 |
Policy |
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Legal assistance and representation |
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security clarified that when a third-country national who already holds a residence permit on other grounds in the country applies for international protection, free legal aid is not automatically granted but it is conditioned by a needs test. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Norway |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The national budget was revised to employ more experts working with children in reception facilities, following the increasing number of arrivals from Ukraine. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
A special strategy was developed to provide additional places in detention centres in an emergency situation. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Changes were made to the issuance of humanitarian visas and humanitarian stays for citizens of Belarus. The requirements were eased for those with a visa which was about to expire or those who have fled the regime to Ukraine and then entered Poland through a special procedure. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Poland |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Integration centres for foreigners were opened in two provinces in March 2022 as a part of the project “Building structures for the integration of foreigners in Poland - Stage II – piloting Foreigners Integration Centres”. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Portugal |
2022 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The government launched a 2-year project to improve prevention, protection and support to victims of human trafficking. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Slovakia |
2022 |
Policy |
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Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Slovakia established a new quality assurance mechanism for the asylum procedure, to be carried out every 6 months or on an ad hoc basis. |
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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Slovenia |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
A new contingency plan was adopted to ensure accommodation and care in the event of a sudden or gradual increase in the number of applicants for international protection. The plan also addresses the implementation of international protection procedures and provides for personnel and financial adjustments in the event of opening new accommodation facilities. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Spain |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The government decided to increase the migration budged for 2022 by 29% with the allocation of additional funds aiming to improve reception conditions of applicants for international and temporary protection and migrants. |
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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Spain |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration signed a memorandum with the Spanish Olympic Committee to promote sports in the reception system. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |