Status of young asylum seekers to improve

The legal status of unaccompanied young asylum seekers is set to improve according to a new amendment drawn up by the Interior Ministry. The amendment, which is due to come into force on Monday, July 20, states that minors will no longer be transferred to asylum facilities but will be able to stay in child protection and social guardianship centres during asylum procedures. The proposal includes other changes to be taken on board relevant directives of the European Parliament and the EU Council aimed at building a common European asylum system. In addition, the amendment will shorten the period after which asylum seekers are allowed to access the labour market from one year to nine months. The regulation of the decision-making process on repeated applications for asylum will also be changed. There will be changes when it comes to the grounds on which the ministry can reject an asylum application as inadmissible or unfounded.