Asylum Knowledge Centre C3 PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULTATION NOTICE

Asylum Knowledge Centre C3 PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULTATION NOTICE Info session 2 June 2021 1 SlideSalad Date 2018

Asylum Knowledge Centre C3 Organogram Horizontal team Situational Awareness Unit Third Country Research Unit Information & Analysis Sector COI* Sector Data Analysis & Research Sector MedCOI* Sector Country Guidance Sector 2 SlideSalad Date 2018 Asylum Cooperation & Guidance Unit Asylum Processes Sector Asylum Thematic Cooperation Sector Courts & Tribunals Sector

Asylum Cooperation & Guidance Unit MISSION to enhance MS capacities to implement CEAS and achieve convergence in quality standards through the asylum chain Horizontal support 3 SlideSalad Date 2018 Asylum Processes Sector Asylum Thematic Cooperation Sector Courts & Tribunals Sector Quality Reception Professional Development Series Asylum Procedure Dublin Professional Development Activities Exclusion Vulnerability Court & Tribunals Network

NETWORK APPROACH EASO Networks provide for: Comparative overview of EU national asylum authorities practices’ Mapping of challenges and good practices Information exchange Support for improved practical implementation (including tools) ASYLUM COOPERATION GUIDANCE NETWORKS Dublin Reception Asylum Processes Courts & Tribunals APS* ATCS* CTS* 4 SlideSalad Date 2018 Vulnerable Groups Exclusion

EASO ACGU activities Practical Cooperation Practical Tools National Contact points’ Meetings Mapping Reports Thematic Meetings Working Groups . 5 SlideSalad Date 2018 Exchange Programmes Operational Standards and indicators Hosting countries Practical Guides (interested in learning about other national authorities’ practices) (willing to share practices) Visiting countries Support to Operations & External Dimension Italy Greece Cyprus Malta Spain WB Information exchange Web based Platforms Periodic Newsletters Periodic Updates Promotion of EASO Tools

EASO Practical tools Targeting practitioners on the ground: support in their daily work publicly accessible: https://www.easo.europa.eu/practical-tools Promoting commonly agreed standards and good practices Practical and user friendly Different forms depending on the needs: Checklists Brief or extensive guidance Templates and posters Pocket books Fully interactive web platforms Mapping and outcome reports, etc. Toolkit (publication) 6 SlideSalad Date 2018

Asylum Processes Sector: thematic focus Assists MS authorities in the implementation of quality, fair and efficient asylum procedures Identification and access to procedure Registration Examination of the application: Personal interview Evidence assessment Qualification for international protection Use of country of origin information by case officers 7 Detection and examination of potential exclusion cases SlideSalad Date 2018

Asylum Thematic Cooperation Sector: thematic focus Assists MS authorities in three areas of asylum Reception: improving MS reception systems Plan and run reception facilities Contingency planning Information provision in the area of reception Integration Dublin: efficient and quality implementation of the Dublin Regulation: Implementation of the Dublin regulation Dublin Procedure Dublin transfers 8 SlideSalad Date 2018 Vulnerability: mainstreaming vulnerability issues across the asylum chain Best interest of the child in the asylum procedure Age assessment Family tracing Vulnerability assessment Identification of persons with special needs & Assessment of Special Needs Referral mechanism for persons with special needs Mental health in asylum Staff welfare in asylum

Practical tools: development process EASO: Initiates and facilitates the process EASO Thematic Network Working Group: EU States’ experts Development based on EU States good practices EU States Reference Group Development of practical tools EASO 9 SlideSalad Date 2018 EU States Networks Consultation/Validation of the final draft Reference group: European Commission, UNHCR Civil society organisations & ad hoc members (academia, experts, etc.) Consultation and review

ACGU practical tools - Indicative list ACCESS TO THE ASYLUM PROCEDURE Practical tools for first-contact officials: Access to the Asylum Procedure EASO Practical tool on registration: Lodging of applications for international protection DUBLIN PROCEDURE EASO Practical guide on the implementation of the Dublin III Regulation: Personal interview and evidence assessment EASO Guidance on the Dublin procedure: operational standards and indicators RECEPTION EASO Guidance on reception conditions: operational standards and indicators EASO Guidance on reception conditions for unaccompanied children: operational standards and indicators EASO Guidance on Contingency Planning in the Context of Reception EASO tool for the Assessment of Reception Conditions (ARC) 10 SlideSalad Date 2018

ACGU practical tools - Indicative list EXAMINATION OF THE APPLICATION EASO Practical guide: Personal interview EASO Practical guide: Evidence assessment EASO Practical guide: Qualification for international protection EASO Practical guide: Exclusion EASO Guidance on asylum procedure: operational standards and indicators EASO Quality Assurance Tool: Examining the application for international protection EASO Practical guide on the application of cessation clauses EASO Practical guide on the internal protection alternative EASO Practical guide on subsequent applications EASO Practical recommendations on conducting the personal interview remotely EASO Practical recommendations on conducting remote/online registration (lodging) EASO Guidance on membership of a particular social group EASO Practical guide on the use of country of origin information by case officers for the examination of asylum applications 11 SlideSalad Date 2018

ACGU practical tools - Indicative list APPLICANTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS EASO Tool for Identification of Persons with Special Needs (IPSN) EASO Practical guide on age assessment EASO video animations: Age assessment for practitioners and for children EASO video animation: Registration of persons with special needs EASO Practical guide on family tracing EASO Practical guide on the best interests of the child in asylum procedures EASO Special Needs and Vulnerability Assessment Tool EASO Referral Toolkit EASO Guidance on Staff Welfare 12 SlideSalad Date 2018

THANK YOU 13 SlideSalad Date 2018