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Situation of Asylum in the EU and update on relocation activities
Jean-Pierre SchembriEASO Spokesperson
Number of applications for international protection in EU+ countriesOctober 2013 – October 2015
4 6 4 k
464k
6 6 2 k
662k1 0 7 0 k in 2 0 1 5
t o d a t e
1 070k in 2015 to date
2 .4 x
2.4x
3 %
3%1 6 0 7 3 U A M s
In O c t o b e r 2 0 1 5 16 073 UAMsIn October 2015
1 7 6 k
176k
Overview: applications for international protectionOctober 2015January - October 2015
SY34%
AF16%
IQ15%
WB7%
ER3%
IR3%
STLS2%
PK2%
NG2%
UNK1%
Others15%
176 430applications
SY8% AF
6%IQ6%
WB35%ER
2%IR
3%STLS1%
PK2%
NG2%
UNK1%
Others34%
4 941 repeatedapplications
Main countries of origin of applicants
October 2015January - October 2015
SY26%
WB17%
AF12%
IQ9%
ER4%
PK4%
NG2%
SO2%
RU2%
UA2%
Others20%
1 070 458applications
Top 25 countries of origin of applicants in October 2015
Regional overview: applications for international protection and the main countries of arrival
Number of claimed UAMS applicants in the EU+ countriesMarch 2014 – October 2015
5 0 0 0
5 000
62 452
62 452
22 120
22 120
1 6 0 7 3
16 073
1 0 0 3 8
10 038
Top 10 nationalities of claimed UAMs and share of totalJanuary - October 2015 (sorted by total number of applicants)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
2014 2015
Afghanistan Albania Eritrea Iraq Nigeria Syria
Recognition rate for selected nationalities, October 2014 to October 2015(EU-regulated types of protection)
35% 35% 36% 38% 39% 43% 46% 46% 43% 39% 35% 31% 29% 0
100 000
200 000
300 000
400 000
500 000
600 000
700 000
800 000
900 000
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
2014 2015
Unknown Less than 6 months More than 6 months
Number of pending cases at first instance in EU+ countriesOctober 2014 to October 2015
+ 8 1 %
+ 81 %
Number of pending cases at first instance at the end of October 2015,by top 10 countries of origin
State of play of relocation operations in the hotspots
Who is eligible for relocation?
Recognition rate* for key nationalities for relocation
*Share of positive 1st instance decisions granting international protection in the total number of 1st instance decisions in the EU+The last four quarters share is calculated over the most recent four quarters for which data are available for all EU 28 MS:i.e. 2014Q3 to 2015Q2. A threshold of 250 total decisions per year and 75 total decisions per quarter is applied. Source: Eurostat, no data available for Austria
2014 Q3 - 2015 Q2 2015 Q2
Syria 92% 93%
Eritrea 87% 84%
Iraq 81% 85%
Stateless 83% 81%
Central African Republic 87% 87%
Some facts• 34,953 to be relocated from IT ;• 63,302 to be relocated form EL;• 54,000 placed in pool for later allocation; • Implementation over 2 years;• Beneficiaries need to apply for asylum and be fingerprinted;• No right to choose the m/s of relocation;• The following are taken into consideration when matching
profiles: (1) vulnerability (2) existence of relatives (3) language skills
EASO and the Hotspots: What do we do?• Provision of information on the asylum procedures and on the relocation procedure to the
persons disembarking, in order to inform applicants of the benefits of relocation (and on the asylum procedure in Italy and Greece.
• Registration of the application for international protection of persons eligible for relocation. This activity may include additional vulnerability assessment or preliminary nationality assessment.
• Matching of applicants with the most appropriate MS of Relocation and preparing the transfer to the MS of Relocation. EASO experts will assist the units processing such files as well with regular Dublin cases.
• Detecting fraudulent documents during the registration process of applicants for international protection.
EASO staff doing the registration
EASO staff support the match-making exercise
Departure of people to be relocated
Arrival at destination
Provision of information at the disembarkation
points
EASO and the Hotspots: How does it work?
EASO staff taking people to the registration point
in Lesvos
Current positions of EASO experts
Italy
• Lampedusa; • Villa Sikania
(Agrigento);• Milan;• Rome; • Catania
(EURTF)
Greece
• Lesvos;• Athens
(EURTF)
EASOHotspotsin GreeceAthens - EURTF
Lesvos (Operational)ChiosSamosLerosKos
EURTF
EASOHotspotsin Italy
Catania - EURTF Lampedusa (Operational) Trapani Porto Empedocle Pozzallo Augusta Taranto
State of play on EASO work in the hotspots• Total offered: 177 experts (tasks) from 374 requested
(tasks) (based on initial needs assessments);• Current needs are satisfied with some 30 experts
already deployed; Further deployments will hinge upon scaling up the operations and technical infrastructure;
• Realities in IT and EL are different. Flexible and tailor-made approach needed;
• Changing reality on the ground
EASO asked for 374 experts, 177 have been pledged Member State Experts offered by MS Experts currently deployed
Austria 45 2Belgium 15 2Bulgaria 1 Croatia 2 Cyprus Czech Republic 10 3Denmark 5 1Estonia 1 Finland 1 1France 6 6
Germany 14 2Greece 1Hungary 1 1Ireland 2 Italy Latvia Lithuania 1 Luxembourg 6 Lichtenstein Malta 2 Netherlands 6 2Poland Portugal Romania 11Slovakia 2Slovenia 1 1Spain 30 Sweden 2 3UK 10 Switzerland 0 1Norway 2 2Total 177 27 + 2 EASO experts
• Not all hotspots are as yet operational;
• logistical issues (IT, containers, etc);
• Capacity issues : the ability to process
people; Reception issue;
• Coordination issues in the hotspots;
• Changing realities on the ground.
MainChallenges for EASO
How are we trying to overcome these challenges?
• Focus more on relocation streams outside of hotspots per se;
• Deployment of mobile offices;• Use of flexible tools such as mobile teams; • Flexible and tailor-made approach is key to
success;
Relocation Completed
Destination Departure No of persons
Nationalities
9 October Sweden Italy 19 Eritreans
21 October Sweden Italy 19 Syrians
21 October Finland Italy 48 Eritreans
4 November Luxembourg Greece 30 Syrians & Iraqis
5 November France Italy 19 Eritreans
8 November Spain Italy 12 11 Eritreans, 1 Syrian
13 November Germany Italy 11 11 persons (10 syrian, 1 Iraqi)
19 November Sweden Italy 1 1 Eritrean
Already some success stories
Registration ofSyrian Family
Departure Departure New home in Luxembourg
From words to action…Thanks for your attention