This ad hoc query maps EU Member States' plans to provide free legal counselling to applicants for international protection during their administrative procedure, as foreseen in the Asylum Procedures Regulation (APR). Reporting countries provide details on the entity responsible for providing legal counselling, the format (individual or group sessions), safeguards to guarantee quality counselling, as well as potential limits imposed (time or monetary) to receive such counselling.

After three years of negotiations, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached an agreement on the core political elements of five key regulations that will thoroughly overhaul the EU's legal framework on asylum and migration.