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Who is Who in International Protection in the EU+ presents key stakeholders and their mandate in a range of areas in asylum and reception systems across EU+ countries. Each tab explores a thematic area through an interactive data visualisation and accompanying report. The interlinks between authorities and institutions are also outlined in the mappings.

Methodology

The information presented is collected through publicly-available sources and EUAA reports. Prior to being published, the information is validated by national administrations in EU+ countries and other stakeholders, when necessary. For information on civil society organisations, the EUAA Consultative Forum is consulted for validation.

Thematic overviews

The platform is regularly updated and new topics are added. Overviews available:

Policymaking authorities: presents the ministries responsible for defining policies related to the international protection procedure. See more...

Asylum authorities and authorities involved in access to the asylum procedure: presents the national authorities for processing asylum applications and authorities involved in access to asylum procedure. See more...

Countries applying the concept of safe countries in the asylum procedure: presents which countries apply the concepts of a safe country of origin, a safe third country, and a European safe third country in the processing of asylum applications. See more...

Dublin units: illustrate the roles, responsibilities, and stakeholders involved in the Dublin procedure. See more...

Reception authorities: The overview presents the national authorities responsible for reception conditions in EU+ countries, commonly referred to as reception authorities.See more...

Authorities involved in resettlement and humanitarian admissions: outlines the resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes in each EU+ country, identifying the responsible national authorities and key stakeholders involved in their implementation. See more...

Temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine: summarises the implementation of temporary protection in EU+ countries. See more...

Civil society organisations: presents civil society organisations in EU+ countries which are directly involved in delivering services within asylum and reception systems. See more...

The role of UNHCR in EU+ countries: maps UNHCR’s activities and priorities across EU+ countries, mapping the agency’s specific role in asylum procedures. See more...

The role of National Human Rights Institutions and Ombudspersons: presents the roles and activities of NHRIs, Ombudsperson institutions and Ombudsperson for Children in the field of international protection. See more...

Latest publications

The thematic overviews have accopanying reports available in PDF which are regularly updated. Click on the links below to read and download the relevant reports.

Issue No 1: Asylum authorities in the EU (October 2024)

Issue No 2: Policymaking authorities in the EU+ (October 2024)

Issue No 3: Authorities Involved in Access to the Asylum Procedure (October 2024)

Applying the Concept of Safe Countries in the Asylum Procedure (December 2022)

Issue No 5: Reception Authorities (January 2023)

Issue No 6: Authorities and Stakeholders Involved in Resettlement and Humanitarian Admissions (March 2023)

Issue No 7: Overview of the Role of UNHCR in EU+ Countries (December 2024)

Issue No 8: The Role and Competencies of Dublin Units (May 2024)

Issue No 9: Stakeholders Involved in the Dublin Procedure (May 2024)

Issue No 10: Role of National Human Rights Institutions and Ombudspersons (August 2024)

Safe Country Concept Matrix (May 2025) (dataset)

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