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%

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70%

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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

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300 000

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600 000

700 000

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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