In 2023, the EU-recognition rate for asylum seekers rose to 53% - but “many applicants are still not eligible for international protection.” The Hungarian Presidency notes that, “there are situations where the return cannot be carried out because certain conditions are not fulfilled or because the principle of non-refoulement applies”, but “in many cases, rejected asylum applicants remain in a state of limbo on the territory of the Member State for a longer period, while awaiting their return to be carried out.”
The document asks the Member States:
- Do you provide accommodation and support for persons whose asylum applications have been rejected by a final decision or for non-removable returnees? If so, what kind of services (i.e. healthcare) and accommodation is provided and for how long? Do you handle these two categories separately?
- Which authority or organisation is responsible for the care of these persons?
- Does any aspect of the reception conditions change if a subsequent application is lodged?
- What difficulties have you identified in providing reception conditions for these categories of migrants and how could this topic be addressed at EU level in order to increase coherence between national approaches while reducing the administrative burden?
https://www.statewatch.org/news/2024/october/eu-hungarian-council-presidency-takes-aim-at-refugees-and-asylum-seekers/, 3.10.24