Recent developments timeline

2025

• European Union 24/04/2025 EU institution, agency and network

  FRA presents updated guidance on fundamental rights monitoring mechanisms in asylum and screening procedures

• Netherlands 24/04/2025 National authority

  The COA ends the use of the emergency night shelter

• Malta 24/04/2025 Civil society organisation

  Aditus signs ECRE open letter on significant funding cuts

• Bulgaria 23/04/2025 International organisation

  IOM Bulgaria launches free Bulgarian language courses for migrants

• Lithuania 23/04/2025 National authority

  Reception facilities are being improved and expanded

• Netherlands 23/04/2025 National authority

  The Minister for Migration announces re-opening of PBL in Ter Apel on 1 June 2025

• Bulgaria 23/04/2025 National authority

  The SAR places an unaccompanied minor with a Bulgarian foster family for the first time in 10 years

• Latvia 23/04/2025 National authority

  The Office of Citizenship and Migration updates registry on Ukrainians who lost temporary protection status

• Netherlands 23/04/2025 National authority

  The Minister for Migration presents rules limiting applicant's use of taxis

• Malta 23/04/2025 National authority

  Foundation for Social Wellness launches new project to assist victims of trafficking

• Belgium 23/04/2025 National authority

  Suspension of processing of applications by Syrian applicants at least until the end of July 2025

• Belgium 23/04/2025 National authority

  The CGRS extends the suspension of cases from Syria

• Malta 23/04/2025 National authority

  New project to assist victims of trafficking

• Bulgaria 22/04/2025 International organisation

  IOM Bulgaria offers targeted support to Ukrainian nationals in Plovdiv

• Bulgaria 22/04/2025 National authority

  Teenagers from Harmanli refugee Centre and local institutions participate in reforestation of "Kenana" area

• Switzerland 22/04/2025 National authority

  SEM announced call for tenders for the design of a new Federal Asylum Center in Buosingen

• Netherlands 18/04/2025 National authority

  The government informed the parliament about savings in reception

• Germany 17/04/2025 National authority

  Court decision on secondary migration of non-vulnerable international protection beneficiaries from Greece

• Lithuania 17/04/2025 National authority

  The Reception and Integration agency introduces new Socio-cultural and mental health programs

• Croatia 16/04/2025 National authority

  The Interior Ministry presents bill proposal on the implementation of the EU-Ukraine readmission agreement

• European Union 16/04/2025 EU institution, agency and network

  EU Commission proposes list of safe countries of origin to accelerate asylum procedures

• Finland 16/04/2025 National authority

  The Government decides on extension of border crossing points' closure between Finland and Russia

• Greece 16/04/2025 Civil society organisation

  Civil society organisations publish report on the use of police stations in Greece to detain migrants

• Croatia 16/04/2025 Civil society organisation

  The Border Violence Monitoring Network publishes its monthly report for February 2025 with updates on Croatia

• Lithuania 16/04/2025 National authority

  Lithuania tightens measures to access border from Belarus to prevent threats to state security

• Portugal 16/04/2025 National authority

  AIMA and Portuguese Bar Association sign Code of Good Practices

• Estonia 15/04/2025 International organisation

  ICMPD provides technical assistance to Estonia to implement its National Implementation Plan under the Pact

• Czechia 15/04/2025 International organisation

  Support to Czechia for the implementation of the National Implementation Plan

• Switzerland 15/04/2025 National authority

  Applications for international protection decrease in March 2025

• Ireland 15/04/2025 National authority

  IPAT publishes its Annual Report for 2024

• Lithuania 15/04/2025 International organisation

  IOM and the Reception and Integration Agency launch a community sponsorship initiative

• Netherlands 14/04/2025 National authority

  The COA highlights again the need for stable financing

• Bulgaria 14/04/2025 National authority

  The SAR launches digitalization project for international protection procedures

• Estonia 14/04/2025 Civil society organisation

  Survey by Estonian Refugee Council, UNHCR, and IOM highlights integration of Ukrainian nationals in Estonia

• Malta 14/04/2025 National authority

  Malta to host next MED5 Summit

• Greece 12/04/2025 National authority

  Minister of Interior from MED5 meeting underlines the need for effective returns

• Cyprus 11/04/2025 National authority

  The Cypriot Asylum Service announces the automatic extension of Temporary Protection

• France 11/04/2025 National authority

  Ofpra signs convention with Archives of France for autonomous archiving

• Belgium 11/04/2025 National authority

  The Council of Ministers approved crisis measures package with measures to limit material reception conditions

• Greece 10/04/2025 Civil society organisation

  Civil society organisations launch petition against the expansion of the Closed Controlled Access Centre model

• Romania 10/04/2025 National authority

  The General Inspectorate for Immigration announces results for 2024 in asylum and migration

• Norway 10/04/2025 Civil society organisation

  NOAS launched report on the best interests of the child in family reunification cases.

• Norway 10/04/2025 National authority

  The Ministry of Justice and Public Security proposed changes to family immigration

• Netherlands 10/04/2025 National authority

  The COA announced, around 75% of reception places under the Distribution Act will be available by 1 July 2025

• Malta 10/04/2025 National authority

  Government welcomes Court judgement confirming its decisions in 2020 were in the national interest

• Greece 10/04/2025 National authority

  Greek Minister from Cairo underlines importance of returns for an effective migration policy

• Finland 08/04/2025 National authority

  The Finnish Immigration Service informs the backlog of applications for citizenship is being cleared

• Bulgaria 08/04/2025 Civil society organisation

  Joint NGO analysis and recommendations on the solidarity mechanism under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

• Netherlands 08/04/2025 National authority

  The Court of Appeal confirmed the interim judge's decision regarding the situation in Ter Apel whereby the COA

• Malta 08/04/2025 Civil society organisation

  Aditus expands legal assistance to the island of Gozo

• Slovenia 08/04/2025 National authority

  Slovenia adopts a New Act on Temporary Protection of Displaced Persons

• Denmark 04/04/2025 National authority

  The Refugee Board has made a decision in the first cases concerning persons from Ukraine

• Norway 04/04/2025 National authority

  The Ministry of Justice and Public Security adapted the Immigration Act to the new Schengen Information System

• Switzerland 04/04/2025 National authority

  Switzerland launched a taskforce to address repeat offenders among asylum seekers and migrants

• Cyprus 04/04/2025 National authority

  The Law Office publishes annual statistical analysis brief on appeals registered by asylum seekers

• Greece 03/04/2025 National authority

  Ministry of Immigration and Asylum publishes April 2025 data on unaccompanied minors in Greece

• Netherlands 03/04/2025 National authority

  COA signs 10-Year Agreement for the first Sustainable Municipal Reception in the Netherlands

• Finland 03/04/2025 National authority

  Proposed amendments to the Aliens Act on detention of third country nationals

• Norway 03/04/2025 Civil society organisation

  The UDI informed that Syrians can apply for assisted returns

• Norway 03/04/2025 National authority

  UNE described the practice on residence permit for older parents with an adult child in Norway

• Switzerland 02/04/2025 Civil society organisation

  The Swiss Refugee Council opposed to the resumption of deportations of Afghan men from Switzerland

• Norway 02/04/2025 National authority

  The Ministry of Justice and Public Security proposed amendments to incorporate the new Eurodac Regulation

• European Union 02/04/2025 International organisation

  Council of Europe launches online resource on migration and asylum reference documents

• Croatia 01/04/2025 National authority

  The Croatian Ombudsperson for Children published its Report for 2024

• Czechia 01/04/2025 International organisation

  UNHCR issues comments and recommendations to the proposal amending the Act on Asylum

• Croatia 31/03/2025 National authority

  The Ministry of the Interior publishes updated statistics on international protection January - March 2025

• Czechia 31/03/2025 National authority

  Czech minister participates in conference on border security and cooperation in the field of migration

• Norway 31/03/2025 National authority

  The Ministry of Justice and Public Security proposed new rules for the immigration detention centre at Trandum

• Slovakia 29/03/2025 National authority

  Financial contribution for housing costs of Ukrainians

• Croatia 28/03/2025 National authority

  Interior Minister welcomed the EU proposal for a common system for the return of irregular migrants

• Switzerland 28/03/2025 National authority

  SEM announced initiative to improve access to education for refugees

• Italy 28/03/2025 National authority

  New decree on irregular migration expanding use of Albanian detention centres

• Poland 27/03/2025 National authority

  Temporary limitation on the right to submit an asylum request at the border with Belarus from 27 March 2025

• Latvia 27/03/2025 National authority

  The Interior Ministry proposes to improve the legal framework for third-country nationals residence

• Finland 27/03/2025 National authority

  Closure of several reception centers due to a decrease in the number of clients

• Slovenia 27/03/2025 Civil society organisation

  PIC together with other five european CSOs publishes a factsheet on guardianship systems for UAMs

• Bulgaria 27/03/2025 National authority

  Visit of the Deputy Prime Minister to the reception center in Harmanli

• Croatia 27/03/2025 National authority

  Interior Minister Božinović received EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Brunner on an official visit

• Finland 27/03/2025 National authority

  Instructions for clients for closure of reception centers

• Poland 27/03/2025 National authority

  Limitation of the right to request asylum at Belarusian border and new grounds for revocation of status

• Ireland 26/03/2025 National authority

  Ireland publishes the EU Asylum & Migration Pact National Implementation Plan

• Austria 26/03/2025 National authority

  Amendment to Asylum Act on halting family reunification

• Lithuania 25/03/2025 National authority

  Ombudsperson recommends Migration Department on unnecessary formalities in the asylum procedures

• Spain 25/03/2025 National authority

  Access to reception by unaccompanied minors should be guarantee, the Supreme Court ruled

• Switzerland 25/03/2025 National authority

  SEM may analyse asylum seekers' electronic data

• Malta 25/03/2025 Civil society organisation

  Aditus issue statement following Prime Minister's remarks in Parliament

• Bulgaria 24/03/2025 National authority

  Analysis of case law for 2024

• Finland 24/03/2025 National authority

  The Finnish Immigration Service presents its achievements in 2024

• Netherlands 24/03/2025 National authority

  The IND discusses the feasibility of the asylum legislative proposals in the House of Representatives

• Denmark 24/03/2025 National authority

  The Danish Immigration Service launches new system for digital applications

• Malta 24/03/2025 National authority

  Prime Minister states European conventions need to be revised

• Netherlands 24/03/2025 National authority

  The Council of State delivers its opinion on legislative amendments on return and immigration detention

• Switzerland 22/03/2025 National authority

  Federal Councillor Beat Jans meets EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Magnus Brunner

• Greece 21/03/2025 National authority

  The Greek Council of State annuls the designation of Türkiye as a 'safe third country'

• Greece 21/03/2025 National authority

  Three reception facilities are closing, more than EUR 3.5 million saved

• Switzerland 21/03/2025 National authority

  Federal Council recommends to reject popular initiative "No to a 10-million Switzerland"

• Switzerland 21/03/2025 National authority

  Federal Council adopts message on the Pact on Migration and Asylum

• Malta 20/03/2025 National authority

  Prime Minister publishes press release after meeting on migration with another 12 EU member states

• Czechia 20/03/2025 Civil society organisation

  Consortium of NGOs express concerns over bill to tighten asylum policy

• Romania 20/03/2025 EU institution, agency and network

  Government extends accommodation support for displaced persons from Ukraine