Who is Who in International Protection
The EUAA’s Who is Who in International Protection platform has been updated with a new mapping of policymaking authorities in each EU+ country. The policymaking process covers a range of activities, including defining priorities, planning, preparing proposals and legal drafts, decisions-making on secondary legislation, monitoring and evaluating the results. Therefore, the mapping presents key information on the ministries involved in managing policies on international protection, including their areas of competence, organisational structure, legal basis and links to official website.
The findings show that, in the majority of EU+ countries, policymaking responsibility for asylum and reception fall under Ministries of the Interior. The exceptions are detailed in the report which accompanies the data visualisation. The report also shows that in 26 EU+ countries, the ministries which are responsible for international protection procedures also manage the return of rejected applicants, and if necessary, their detention.
The Who is Who platform is user-friendly and captures relevant developments by topic. Discover other sections of the platform:
- Temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine presents measures which have been put in place by EU+ countries to assist people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
- Asylum Authorities in the EU+ describes the national authority which is responsible for examining an application for international protection in each EU+ country.
An upcoming update to the platform will map civil society organisations that are directly involved in delivering services within asylum and reception systems. If you want to include your organisation in the mapping project, please complete the survey
Stay tuned for more topics to be included on the platform!