Best interests

Monitoring returns involving children

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 11, 2020
Articles, Academic disciplines, Child custody, Children's rights, Family law, Social work, Demography, Best interests, Human migration

A workshop on 3 December looked at how to ensure the best interests of the child when monitoring forced returns that involve children.

Key Points: 
  • A workshop on 3 December looked at how to ensure the best interests of the child when monitoring forced returns that involve children.
  • The International Centre for Migration Policy Development, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and FRA jointly organised the online workshop.
  • The presentations focused on the legal framework as well as good practices from practitioners in Member States.
  • A checklist on monitoring returns where children are present will be developed as a follow-up to the workshop.

Children protection guide now available in 12 languages

Retrieved on: 
Friday, September 18, 2020
Articles, Organizations, Family law, Social work, Child custody, Child welfare, Human migration, Cultural globalization, European Union, Best interests, Parental care

The Children deprived of parental care found in an EU Member State other than their own guide is now available in twelve EU languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian and Spanish

Key Points: 
  • The Children deprived of parental care found in an EU Member State other than their own guide is now available in twelve EU languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian and Spanish

    The guide provides practical suggestions on how to identify, refer and support children who are found in need of protection, without parental care, in another EU Member State.

  • It elaborates on how to implement principles such as the right to be heard and how to ensure cihldrens best interests when deciding on durable solutions.
  • The guide provides practical information to enhance national and transnational cooperation.
  • FRA and the European Commissions anti-trafficking Coordinator produced the guide.

COVID-19: Recommendation for remote interviews for asylum applicants

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Friday, May 15, 2020
Child welfare, Cryptography, Information governance, Children's rights, Human migration, Family, European Asylum Support Office, Computer security, Best interests, Cyberwarfare, Cultural globalization

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has issued new recommendations providing practical guidance on the conduct of remote interviews for international protection.

Key Points: 
  • The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has issued new recommendations providing practical guidance on the conduct of remote interviews for international protection.
  • As a result of the pandemic, preventive measures and social distancing have had consequences for the conduct of personal interviews with applicants for international protection.
  • Furthermore, the guidance elaborates procedural safeguards that asylum authorities may want to consider when preparing and conducting a remote personal interview.The guidance covers various aspects relevant for conducting remote interviews such as practical and technical arrangements, security and confidentiality.
  • The guidance also covers legal, quality-related, and vulnerability-related considerations.The overall goal is to ensure that remote personal interviews are conducted to high quality standards in the best interest of applicants.