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  1. 12.11.2020 | The European Commission issued a comprehensive communication on the reform of migration and asylum policy on 23 September. The communication was accompanied by five legislative proposals. The Government expressed its position on the Commission's proposals in its communications submitted to Parliament on 12 November.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-expresses-position-on-comprehensive-reform-of-eu-migration-and-asylum-policy
  2. 19.5.2022 | Border security will be strengthened by improving the ability of the Finnish Border Guard to prepare for and respond to incidents under normal conditions. The Ministry of the Interior has sent a draft government proposal on amending the Border Guard Act out for comments. The aim is to make the necessary amendments to the Border Guard Act to help prepare for hybrid influence activities that exploit migration, for example.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/amendments-to-the-border-guard-act-and-the-emergency-powers-act-help-prepare-for-hybrid-influence-activities-that-exploit-migration-
  3. 29.6.2021 | A provision on fingerprinting that supplements the relevant EU Regulation will be added to the Identity Card Act. In future, fingerprints will be taken from any person applying for an identity card, except for a person under the age of 12 or from a person in respect of whom fingerprinting is physically impossible, for example. The President of the Republic approved the amendment on 29 June. The Act will enter into force on 2 August 2021.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/identity-card-act-will-be-amended-in-future-applicants-will-be-fingerprinted
  4. 23.1.2023 | A study commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior explored ways to anticipate future needs for amendments when drafting legislation. To this end, the study looked into the amendments made to the Aliens Act and the motivations behind them. The study was carried out by Åbo Akademi University in cooperation with researchers from the University of Turku.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/enough-time-and-resources-should-be-reserved-for-the-comprehensive-reform-of-the-aliens-act
  5. 8.4.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft proposal for amending the Rescue Act and the Act on the Emergency Services Academy. Comments on the draft will be accepted until 20 May 2022.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/proposal-for-amending-the-rescue-act-and-the-act-on-the-emergency-services-academy-sent-out-for-comments
  6. 20.10.2022 | The Government aims to improve the status of victims of human trafficking and strengthen their right to services, regardless of the progress of related criminal proceedings in a human trafficking case. The purpose is to loosen the link between assistance to victims and criminal proceedings by amending the Act on the Reception of Persons Applying for International Protection and on the Identification of and Assistance to Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposes-legislative-amendments-to-improve-status-of-victims-of-human-trafficking
  7. 15.7.2020 | The Ministry of the Interior is preparing an amendment to the Aliens Act with the aim of ending the application of the requirement for sufficient financial resources for minor sponsors, who have been granted a residence permit based on international protection. In this context, the idea is to clarify what are the effects of the requirement for sufficient financial resources on the protection of fam...
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/legislation-on-family-reunification-to-be-examined-in-light-of-promoting-the-interests-of-the-child
  8. 17.2.2022 | On 14 December, the European Commission issued a proposal for a Regulation addressing situations of instrumentalisation in the field of migration and asylum. The Regulation would allow all EU Member States to derogate from certain provisions on the EU asylum procedure, reception of asylum seekers and return in situations of instrumentalisation. The Government expressed its position on the proposal in its communication submitted to Parliament on 17 February.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/commission-proposes-common-model-to-respond-to-instrumentalisation-of-migrants