The true story of Salem, Eritrean successfully relocated from Italy to Portugal
This is the testimony of Salem, an Eritrean successfully relocated from Italy to Portugal, mother of beautiful baby Joana.Watch and share the video.
3rd May 2017 Read MoreLearn more on EASO’s practical tool for Identification of persons with special needs (IPSN)
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26th April 2017 Read MoreEASO Training Curriculum
EASO has trained over 16.000 asylum and reception officials. What is the EASO Training Curriculum all about? Watch the short video.
7th April 2017 Read MoreMembers of the European Parliament visit EASO
On 29 March 2017, a delegation of representatives of the European Parliament (from the EPP party) visited the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in Malta to discuss EASO’s strategic and operational priorities. The delegation met with EASO’s Executive Director, Jose Carreira and the Management Team of the Agency.
29th March 2017 Read MoreMigration Media Award
Are you a journalist dealing with migration in the Euro-Mediterranean region?The #MigrationMedia awards competition in collaboration with the European Asylum Support Office will reward the excellence, relevance and newsworthiness of up to 36 journalism pieces dealing with migration in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
24th March 2017 Read MoreEASO publishes a Country of Origin Information (COI) report on state actors of protection in the Russian Federation
Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) Report entitled ‘Russian Federation – State Actors of Protection’. The report provides an overview on aspects related to the state protection functions identified as central from a citizen’s perspective – the official institutions that constitute the guarantee for the individual’s possibility to exercise his or her rights. In 2016, the Russian Federation ranked 9th in the top countries of origin in EU+ countries , with a total of 26,550 applicants.
17th March 2017 Read MoreEASO to enhance its support to Cyprus
On 28 February 2017, EASO and Cyprus signed an amendment of the EASO Special Support Plan which provides for further tailor-made support to Cyprus until 31 January 2018. Besides continuing the implementation of the initial support measures, new activities on backlog management and contingency measures have been added.
3rd March 2017 Read MoreJoint EASO-Frontex Management Board session held in Malta
On 8 February 2017, the Management Boards of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and the European Border and Coastguard Agency (Frontex) held their first joint meeting in Malta. The heads of border guard and asylum services of 28 Member States plus representatives from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland discussed cooperation between the agencies as a crucial element in implementing the European Union’s policies on migration management.
8th February 2017 Read MoreEASO Newsletter January 2017
The EASO Newsletter for January 2017 has been issued and can be found here.
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