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A minor who arrives on the territory of the Member States unaccompanied by an adult responsible for him or her, and for as long as that minor is not effectively taken into the care of such an adult. [defined in Article 2 of the Reception Directive]
During the screening, the best interests of the child should always be a primary consideration in accordance with Article 24(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’). Child protection authorities should, wherever necessary, be closely involved in the screening to ensure that the best interests of the child are duly […]
Where Member States undertake relocation as a solidarity contribution, appropriate and proportionate financial support from the Union budget should be provided. In order to incentivise Member States to give priority to the relocation of unaccompanied minors a higher incentive contribution should be provided in respect of unaccompanied minors.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘refugee’ means a third-country national who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is […]
In order to facilitate the integration of beneficiaries of international protection into society, they should have access to integration measures, at local, regional and national level, under conditions to be set by the Member States. Member States should consider maintaining access to language courses for beneficiaries of international protection where they had access to language […]
Information contained in the screening form should be made available either on paper or in an electronic format to the person concerned, with the exception of the information related to the consultation of relevant databases for security checks. In the case of minors, the information contained in the screening form should be provided to the […]
In order to provide for supplementary rules, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the identification of family members, siblings or relatives of an unaccompanied minor; the criteria for establishing the existence of proven family links in respect of unaccompanied minors; the criteria […]
1. The competent authorities shall ensure that unaccompanied minors are represented and assisted in such a way so as to enable them to benefit from the rights and comply with the obligations under this Regulation, , and . 2. Where an application is made by a person who claims to be a minor, or in […]
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘refugee status’ means the recognition by a Member State of a third-country national or a stateless person as a refugee; (2) ‘subsidiary protection status’ means the recognition by a Member State of a third-country national or a stateless person as a person eligible for […]
During the screening, all persons concerned should be guaranteed a standard of living complying with and have access to emergency health care and essential treatment of illnesses. Particular attention should be paid to individuals with vulnerabilities, such as pregnant women, elderly persons, single-parent families, persons with an immediately identifiable physical or mental disability, persons visibly […]
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘third-country national’ means a person who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 20(1) and who is not a person enjoying the right to free movement under Union law as defined in Article 2, point (5), of of the […]
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