| Ireland |
International Protection Accommodation Services | Seirbhísí Cóiríochta Idirnáisiúnta um Chosaint |
[Statistics on Deaths of International Protection Accommodation Service Residents] |
25 February 2025 |
Reception, Accommodation |
Publication |
National authority |
Link |
| Portugal |
Agency for Integration, Migration, and Asylum | Agência para a Integração Migrações e Asilo |
Proteção Temporária dos deslocados da Ucrânia alargada até 2026 [Temporary protection of displaced people from Ukraine extended until 2026] |
25 February 2025 |
Temporary Protection |
Policy |
National authority |
Link |
| Spain |
General Council of Spanish Lawyers | Consejo General de la Abogacia Espanola |
La Abogacía presenta enmiendas al proyecto de ley que modifica el procedimiento de determinación de la edad [The Attorney General's Office presents amendments to the bill that modifies the procedure for determining age] |
25 February 2025 |
First instance determination, Assessment of applications |
Legislation |
Civil society organisation |
Link |
| Sweden |
Swedish Migration Agency | Migrationsverket |
Årsredovisningen för 2024 visar på framsteg och fokus på reformer [The 2024 annual report shows progress and focus on reforms] |
25 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development |
Publication |
National authority |
Link |
| Spain |
Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration | Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones |
El Gobierno de España ha concedido protección temporal a 236.570 personas afectadas por la agresión a Ucrania [The Government of Spain has granted temporary protection to 236,570 people affected by the aggression against Ukraine] |
25 February 2025 |
Temporary Protection |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Italy |
Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration | Associazione per gli Studi Giuridici sull'Immigrazione |
Tavolo Asilo e Immigrazione presenta il report “Oltre la frontiera. L’accordo Italia Albania e la sospensione dei diritti” [Asylum and Immigration Table presents the report "Beyond the border. The Italy-Albania agreement and the suspension of rights"] |
25 February 2025 |
Access to procedures and non-refoulement, Access to territory |
Publication |
Civil society organisation |
Link |
| Croatia |
Independent Monitoring Mechanism | Nezavisni mehanizam nadzora |
Sastanak sa Savjetodavnim odborom NMN-a [Meeting with the NMN Advisory Board] |
25 February 2025 |
Access to procedures and non-refoulement, Access to territory, Detention, Return |
Publication |
National authority |
Link |
| Switzerland |
State Secretariat for Migration | Staatssekretariat für Migration | Secrétariat d’État aux migrations | Segreteria di Stato della migrazione |
Asile : statistiques de janvier 2025 [Asylum: January 2025 statistics] |
25 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development |
Publication |
National authority |
Link |
| Norway |
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration | Utlendingsdirektoratet |
UDI har fattet nesten 200 000 vedtak [UDI has made nearly 200,000 decisions] |
24 February 2025 |
Temporary Protection |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Poland |
Office for Foreigners | Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców |
Obywatele Ukrainy w Polsce – raport statystyczny [Ukrainian citizens in Poland – statistical report] |
24 February 2025 |
Temporary Protection |
Publication |
National authority |
Link |
| Bulgaria |
Centre for Legal Aid - Voice in Bulgaria | Център за правна помощ - Глас в България |
Проект: Подкрепа за деца в движение [Project: Support for children on the move] |
24 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development, Applicants with special needs, Unaccompanied minors |
Policy |
Civil society organisation |
Link |
| Czechia |
Ministry of the Interior | Ministerstvo Vnitra |
Čtvrtletní zpráva o migraci za IV. čtvrtletí 2024 [Quarterly Report on Migration for the Fourth Quarter of 2024] |
24 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development, Dublin procedure, Temporary Protection |
Publication |
National authority |
Link |
| Romania |
National Employment Agency | Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea |
Situația încadrării pe piața muncii a cetățenilor ucraineni, prin intermediul ANOFM – 24 februarie 2025 [Employment situation of Ukrainian citizens, through ANOFM – February 24, 2025] |
24 February 2025 |
Temporary Protection |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Spain |
Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration | Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones |
Participación pública. Punto de acceso para facilitar la participación pública en el procedimiento de elaboración de normas [Public participation Public participation in regulatory projects Access point to facilitate public participation in the standard-setting procedure] |
24 February 2025 |
Content of protection, Integration |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Norway |
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration | Utlendingsdirektoratet |
UDI bygger ned mottakskapasitet [UDI is reducing reception capacity] |
21 February 2025 |
Reception, Accommodation |
Policy |
National authority |
Link |
| Bulgaria |
State Agency for Refugees at the Council of Ministers | Държавната агенция за бежанците при Министерския съвет |
Удължава се срокът на действие на временната закрила в Република България [The term of temporary protection in the Republic of Bulgaria is extended] |
20 February 2025 |
Temporary Protection |
Legislation |
National authority |
Link |
| Latvia |
European Council on Refugees and Exiles |
[EU EASTERN BORDERS: NGO report highlights ‘systematic’ pushbacks at EU borders ] |
20 February 2025 |
Access to procedures and non-refoulement, Access to territory |
Publication |
Civil society organisation |
Link |
| Finland |
Finnish Immigration Service | Maahanmuuttovirasto |
[Information on the processing of applications on the basis of family ties] |
20 February 2025 |
Content of protection, Family reunification |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Switzerland |
State Secretariat for Migration | Staatssekretariat für Migration | Secrétariat d’État aux migrations | Segreteria di Stato della migrazione |
L’immigration nette a reculé en Suisse en 2024 [Net immigration to Switzerland fell in 2024] |
20 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development |
Publication |
National authority |
Link |
| Bulgaria |
Collective Aid |
[New publication: Bulgaria Needs Asessment: Briefing Note] |
20 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development |
Publication |
Civil society organisation |
Link |
| Spain |
Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration | Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones |
El Gobierno impulsa un programa piloto de migración circular con Egipto para fortalecer las relaciones bilaterales [The government promotes a circular migration pilot program with Egypt to strengthen bilateral relations] |
19 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development |
Policy |
National authority |
Link |
| Finland |
Ministry of the Interior | Sisäministeriö |
[Report exploring introduction of citizenship test now complete ] |
19 February 2025 |
Content of protection, Integration |
Legislation |
National authority |
Link |
| Switzerland |
Federal Council | Der Bundesrat | Conseil fédéral | Consiglio federale |
Le Conseil fédéral recommande de rejeter l’initiative pour la démocratie [Federal Council recommends rejection of the Democracy Initiative] |
19 February 2025 |
Content of protection, Integration |
Legislation |
National authority |
Link |
| Bulgaria |
State Agency for Refugees at the Council of Ministers | Държавната агенция за бежанците при Министерския съвет |
Европейската комисия оценява напредъка по ключови проекти, изпълнявани от ДАБ при МС [The European Commission assesses the progress of key projects implemented by the SAR under the Council of Ministers] |
19 February 2025 |
Reception, Accommodation |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Latvia |
Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs | Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde |
EMT Latvijas kontaktpunkta pārstāvji piedalījās Eiropas Komisijas sanāksmē [Representatives of the EMT Latvian Contact Point participated in the meeting of the European Commission] |
18 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Slovakia |
Ministry of the Interior | Ministerstvo vnútra |
Slovensko spúšťa plán reakcie na príchod utečencov z Ukrajiny na roky 2025 – 2026 [Slovakia launches response plan for the arrival of refugees from Ukraine for 2025-2026] |
18 February 2025 |
Temporary Protection |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Spain |
Accem |
Se celebra en Madrid el encuentro preparatorio a las Consultas Anuales sobre Reasentamiento y Vias Complementarias 2025 [Preparatory meeting for the Annual Consultations on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways 2025 is held in Madrid] |
18 February 2025 |
Resettlement and humanitarian admission |
Practice |
Civil society organisation |
Link |
| Bulgaria |
Centre for Legal Aid - Voice in Bulgaria | Център за правна помощ - Глас в България |
120 457 души са били върнати обратно без достъп до процедура за убежище, често с насилие, понякога с фатални последици – около 330 отблъсквания на ден за 2024 [120,457 people have been sent back without access to asylum procedures, often violently, sometimes fatally – around 330 pushbacks per day for 2024] |
18 February 2025 |
Access to procedures and non-refoulement, Access to territory |
Practice |
Civil society organisation |
Link |
| Switzerland |
State Secretariat for Migration | Staatssekretariat für Migration | Secrétariat d’État aux migrations | Segreteria di Stato della migrazione |
Asile : statistiques de 2024 [Asylum: 2024 statistics] |
17 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development |
Publication |
National authority |
Link |
| Netherlands |
Government | Rijksoverheid |
Wetsvoorstel schrappen voorrang statushouders bij sociale huur in consultatie [Bill scrapping priority for status holders in social housing in consultation] |
17 February 2025 |
Content of protection, Integration |
Legislation |
National authority |
Link |
| Germany |
Federal Ministry of the Interior | Bundesministerium des Innern |
Dublin-Zentrum in Brandenburg startet am 1. März: Schnellere Rückführungen von Asylsuchenden in zuständige EU-Mitgliedstaaten [Dublin Centre in Brandenburg starts on 1 March: Faster returns of asylum seekers to responsible EU member states] |
17 February 2025 |
Dublin procedure |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Norway |
Immigration Appeals Board | Utlendingsnemnda |
UNE tapte i Høyesterett [UNE lost in the Supreme Court] |
17 February 2025 |
Statelessness |
Jurisprudence |
National authority |
Link |
| Germany |
Federal Ministry of the Interior | Bundesministerium des Innern |
Deutschland und Ukraine unterzeichnen Absichtserklärung für „Unity Hubs“ [Germany and Ukraine sign Memorandum of Understanding for "Unity Hubs"] |
15 February 2025 |
Temporary Protection |
Policy |
National authority |
Link |
| Norway |
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research |
[Migration and Integration 2023–2024 Report for Norway to the OECD] |
14 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development |
Publication |
Research institution, academia, think tank and association |
Link |
| Bulgaria |
International Organization for Migration |
[IOM's Ukraine Response in Bulgaria – Situation Report for 2024] |
14 February 2025 |
Temporary Protection |
Practice |
International organisation |
Link |
| Bulgaria |
Foundation for Access to Rights | Фондация за достъп до права |
Информационна сесия от Бюрото по труда и адвокати на ФАР за трудова заетост: възможности и права. [Information session from the Labor Office and PHARE lawyers on employment: opportunities and rights.] |
14 February 2025 |
Content of protection, Integration, Information provision |
Practice |
Civil society organisation |
Link |
| Netherlands |
Government | Rijksoverheid |
Kabinet stimuleert gemeenten voor huisvesting statushouders [Cabinet encourages municipalities to provide housing for status holders] |
14 February 2025 |
Reception, Accommodation, Content of protection, Forms of protection |
Policy |
National authority |
Link |
| Germany |
Federal Ministry of the Interior | Bundesministerium des Innern |
Bundesinnenministerin Faeser ordnet Verlängerung der Grenzkontrollen an allen deutschen Landgrenzen für weitere sechs Monate an [Federal Minister of the Interior Faeser orders extension of border controls at all German land borders for another six months] |
12 February 2025 |
Access to procedures and non-refoulement, Access to territory |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Switzerland |
Federal Department of Justice and Police | Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement | Département fédéral de justice et police | Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia |
Le Conseil fédéral adopte un rapport sur la situation des diasporas tibétaine et ouïghoure en Suisse [Federal Council adopts report on the situation of the Tibetan and Uyghur diasporas in Switzerland] |
12 February 2025 |
First instance determination, Assessment of applications |
Publication |
National authority |
Link |
| Norway |
Immigration Appeals Board | Utlendingsnemnda |
UNE behandlet flere saker i 2024 [UNE considered several cases in 2024] |
12 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development |
Jurisprudence |
National authority |
Link |
| Norway |
Government | Regjeringen |
Returstrategi 2025–2030 [Return Strategy 2025 – 2030] |
12 February 2025 |
Return |
Policy |
National authority |
Link |
| Latvia |
Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs | Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde |
Svarīga informācija Ukrainas civiliedzīvotājiem: nepieciešams pagarināt pagaidu aizsardzības statusu [Important information for Ukrainian civilians: need to extend temporary protection status] |
12 February 2025 |
Temporary Protection |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Romania |
General Inspectorate of Immigration | Inspectoratul General pentru Imigrări |
Peste 2.400 de persoane au solicitat azil în România în anul 2024 [Over 2,400 people have applied for asylum in Romania in 2024] |
12 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Lithuania |
Council of Europe |
[ECtHR Grand Chamber hearings concerning Latvia, Lithuania and Poland] |
12 February 2025 |
Access to procedures and non-refoulement, Access to territory |
Practice |
International organisation |
Link |
| Germany |
Federal Ministry of the Interior | Bundesministerium des Innern |
Erstes Dublin-Zentrum in Hamburg für schnelle Überstellungen von Schutzsuchenden in zuständige EU-Staaten [First Dublin centre in Hamburg for rapid transfers of asylum seekers to responsible EU states] |
12 February 2025 |
Dublin procedure |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
| Norway |
Government | Regjeringen |
Fordrevne fra Ukraina får forlenget oppholdstillatelsen i Norge med ytterligere ett år [Displaced people from Ukraine may have their residence permit for Norway extended by a further year] |
11 February 2025 |
Temporary Protection |
Legislation |
National authority |
Link |
| Spain |
Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid | Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado |
España solo registró un ligero aumento de solicitudes de asilo pese a las previsiones alarmistas [Spain only registered a slight increase in asylum applications despite alarmist forecasts] |
11 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development |
Publication |
Civil society organisation |
Link |
| Netherlands |
Immigration and Naturalisation Service | Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst |
IB 2025/3 Verlengen beslistermijn met 9 maanden v.a. 1 januari 2025 [IN 2025/3 Extension of the decision time limit with 9 months from 1 January 2025] |
10 February 2025 |
First instance determination, Regular procedure, Other special procedures |
Policy |
National authority |
Link |
| Finland |
Council of Europe |
[Blueprint for inclusive integration of migrants and refugees to Finland] |
10 February 2025 |
Content of protection, Integration |
Policy |
International organisation |
Link |
| Denmark |
Ministry of Immigration and Integration | Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet |
Historisk lavt: Ca. 860 blev meddelt asyl i 2024 [Historically low: Approximately 860 were granted asylum in 2024] |
8 February 2025 |
General asylum and migration development, First instance determination, Assessment of applications, Content of protection, Forms of protection |
Practice |
National authority |
Link |
