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Austria |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Austria continued to focus on the labour market integration of beneficiaries of international protection, organised targeted employment fairs and mentoring programmes specifically tailored to migrant women. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Estonia |
2019 |
Policy |
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Return of former applicants |
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board started to issue “three in one” decisions combining a negative decision on an asylum application, a return decision and a decision to impose a prohibition to entry. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Italy |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Ministry of Labour and Social Policies launched a project, Protezione Unita a Obiettivo Integrazione, which provided effective pathways to the labour market for beneficiaries of international protection, persons with humanitarian status or persons who entered the country as unaccompanied minors. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Legislative |
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The Dublin procedure |
An amendment of the Dutch Aliens Act (Vw, Vreemdelingenwet), Article 50a, permitted applicants or Dublin claimants, who are legally residing after a decision on the asylum application and awaiting a Dublin transfer, to be stopped, transferred to a place to be questioned and kept in custody for a maximum of six hours if needed to assess whether detention is necessary in the framework of the Dublin procedure. |
NL LEG 01 2019 |
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Sweden |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Statelessness in the context of asylum |
Persons born in Sweden and having been stateless since birth may receive under certain conditions a permanent residence permit. |
SE LEG 01 2019 |
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Lithuania |
2019 |
Institutional |
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Access to procedure |
The Migration Department became the main institution for migration-related activities. The functions related to asylum procedures, previously performed by police units, were transferred to the Migration Department and the State Border Guard Service (SBGS). |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
In the framework of the custody to secure departure (Ausreisegewahrsam), it was clarified that the risk of absconding is not a determining criteria. A person can be placed in custody to secure departure when the deadline for leaving the country has expired by more than 30 days. |
DE LEG 03 2019 |
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Germany |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
Labour market tests are no longer applied for the employment of foreigners whose removal has been suspended or applicants who have a permission to stay pending the asylum decision. |
DE LEG 05 2019 |
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Italy |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Access to procedure |
A new security decree adopted by the Council of Ministers stated that boats suspected of facilitating irregular migration may be refused entry into Italian ports and boats violating the ban could face substantial fines and be seized by the authorities. |
IT LEG 01 2019 |
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Austria |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
An amendment to the Integration Act requires the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs to provide German courses to a minimum B1 level to beneficiaries of international protection older than 15 years. |
AT LEG 04 2019 |
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Czech Republic |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to process asylum applications |
The time limit for the accelerated procedure for international protection was extended from 30 to 90 days. |
CZ LEG 01 2019 |
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France |
2019 |
Legislative |
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Access to procedure |
The decree specifying the conditions to orient applicants to the appropriate authority to lodge an application came into force, which allows as an exception for phone communication with the protection officer for the interview, if neither an in-person nor a video-conference interview is possible with the applicant. |
FR LEG 07 2019 |
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Lithuania |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Legal assistance and representation |
The amendments guaranteed free legal aid throughout the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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France |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Content of protection |
A draft law was presented to the National Assembly, which would prohibit the regularisation of foreigners in irregular situations, such as former applicants. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
A Ministerial Decision was issued on the creation of temporary reception establishments for applicants for international protection. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Hungary |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Access to procedure |
A new Article 80 was added to the Asylum Decree: This allows the NDGAP to ask for support from the National Security Service to access data available on any objects under seizure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Ireland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Special procedures to process asylum applications |
The UK was designated as a safe third country. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Bulgaria |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Detention during the asylum procedure |
A draft law aims to amend the Law on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria, including, for example, shorter time limits for appealing decisions on pre-removal detention. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Czech Republic |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Statelessness in the context of asylum |
A new legislative proposal was presented to the Parliament, which includes among other aspects of the asylum procedure, the establishment of a statelessness determination procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Finland |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The age limit for follow-up care for unaccompanied children was extended from 21 years to 25 years. |
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 published a legal position on Palestinian passports and their assessment within the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Sweden |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Return of former applicants |
The Swedish Migration Agency published a new legal position on practical obstacles to the implementation and enforcement of returns. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Denmark |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) published a new information package for social workers in local authorities on providing specialised employment support to refugee and migrant women. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Greece |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
67 hotel accommodation facilities were planned to be closed by the end of 2020, transferring residents to other inland structures. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A special task force was created in March 2020 to deal with the backlog of more than 15,000 asylum applications. It handled 8,200 by the end of 2020 and was foreseen to continue its work until mid-2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |