In June 2024, the European Commission launched a dedicated call to assist Member States with preparing their National Implementation Plans (NIPs) under the Pact on Migration and Asylum. Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Romania submitted requests for support. They will now receive targeted expert advice for four months until the end of November 2024.

Experts in national legal frameworks, as well as international experts with knowledge of relevant practices in other countries, will assist national authorities in these Member States to identify the areas where the national legislation needs to be updated and the administrative and judicial processes need to be revised. They will assist them in assessing their needs in terms of personnel (staffing and training), infrastructure, IT, as well as the cost this represents, and the procurement that needs to be launched so that Member States can prepare robust NIPs in a timely manner.

Belgium will receive support regarding "New safeguards for applicants for international protection and vulnerable persons, and increased monitoring of fundamental rights". The support measures will encompass: an “AS-IS” analysis, an identification of gaps (“Gap Analysis”), identification of what needs to be done to close the gaps (“TO-BE” analysis), and the production of recommendations only related to the Belgian guardianship service. 

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