The EUAA Database on International Protection in Europe (DIP) documents the functioning of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) in 30 EU+ countries (EU Member States, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland). It specifically addresses the information needs of policymakers, officials within national asylum and reception administrations, and other experts in the field of asylum and reception.
The information covers developments in legislation, policies, practices and institutional changes at the European and national levels. Each stage of the asylum process is described, enabling users to compare practices across Europe.
The database was designed in close cooperation with national administrations, which review country information through a validation process. Information in DIP is supplemented by jurisprudential developments in the EUAA Case Law Database.
Database features
- DIP includes the following features:
- Thematic pages by country which describe legislation, policies and practices in the areas of asylum and reception.
- EU-level information on CEAS and relevant EU legislation (coming soon).
- Comparative overviews across thematic areas for different countries (coming soon).
- Recent developments at the national and European levels which document events, publications, legislative proposals and adoptions, policy announcements, and other information that is publicly available.
- Browsing feature to enable the user to search for specific information by date, country, thematic area, type of development and source of information (coming soon).
Thematic pages by country
The information presented in the country thematic pages covers the following areas:
- Access to procedure and non-refoulement
- Information provision
- Dublin procedure
- First instance determination
- Second instance determination
- Legal assistance and representation
- Interpretation
- Applicants with special needs
- Reception
- Detention
- Forms of protection
- Temporary protection
- Resettlement and humanitarian admission
The information in each thematic page includes a comprehensive overview of how each key stage of the asylum and reception process is generally carried out in each country. Sources of information are embedded in the text, including legislation, jurisprudence, official websites of national administrations, official documents published by national administrations, and other relevant sources.
The structure of the thematic pages is reviewed periodically, including as a result of changing legislation at the EU level. For more information on the methodology used to gather, document, update and review (validate) information, please go to the Methodology page.
Recent developments timeline
The database also captures developments in the area of asylum and reception at national and at EU levels. Developments are organised on an interactive timeline where the user can browse by hovering over the various developments. Developments may also be filtered by country, date, source, thematic area and development type.
Developments are sourced from publicly available information and are not subject to review by national administrations. They cover events, publications, public statements made by national authorities, civil society organisations and other relevant actors, as well as jurisprudential developments.
Legal basis: The EUAA Database on International Protection in Europe is produced in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the EUAA Regulation.