"Praesidium" focuses on the first arrival procedures, mainly in Sicily, including the first reception, medical screening, legal information and special support for vulnerable asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors, and monitoring of the reception conditions in the centres hosting asylum seekers, which are highly challenged by the large inflows.
Projekti raames keskendutakse esimestele menetlustele pärast Itaaliasse (peamiselt Sitsiiliasse) saabumist (esmane vastuvõtt, arstlik läbivaatus, õigusalane teave, eritoetus haavatavas olukorras olevatele varjupaigataotlejatele ja saatjata alaealistele) ja varjupaigataotlejate keskuste vastuvõtutingimustele, mis on varjupaigataotlejate suure sissevoolu tõttu tugeva surve all.