6.2. Personal interview Indicators: Accelerated Procedure: Personal Interview Same as regular procedure 1. Is a personal interview of the asylum applicant in most cases conducted in practice in the accelerated procedure? Yes No ❖ If so, are questions limited to nationality, identity, travel route? Yes No ❖ If so, are interpreters available in practice, for interviews? Yes No 2. Are interviews conducted through video conferencing? Frequently Rarely Never The conduct of the personal interview does not differ depending on whether the accelerated or regular procedure is applied (see section on Regular Procedure: Personal Interview). 6.3. Appeal Indicators: Accelerated Procedure: Appeal Same as regular procedure i. Does the law provide for an appeal against the decision in the accelerated procedure? Yes No ❖ If yes, is it Judicial Administrative ❖ If yes, is it suspensive Yes Some grounds No Since the entry into force of the IPA, the time limit for lodging an appeal against a decision in the accelerated procedure is 20 days,641 as opposed to 30 days in the regular procedure. The Appeals Committee must reach a decision on the appeal within 20 days of the examination. 642 Appeals in the accelerated procedure in principle do not have automatic suspensive effect (see Suspensive Effect).643 The Appeals Committee decides on appeals in the accelerated procedure and on appeals against manifestly unfounded applications in single-judge format.644 In 2025, 1,526 negative decisions were issued at second instance - rejected as manifestly unfounded (safe country of origin).645 641 642 643 644 645 Article 97(1)(b) Asylum Code. Article 106(1)(b) Asylum Code. Article 110(2)(e) Asylum Code, citing Article 88 (9) & (10) Asylum Code. Article 116(7) IPA that remains in force according to Article 148(a) Asylum Code. MoMA statistics, Consolidated Reports - Overview: December 2025 - International Protection | Appendix A, available https://tinyurl.com/26ynfarp , table 8b, 8. 142