EASO facilitating relocation of Unaccompanied Minors from Greece
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) will immediately begin supporting the relocation of 1,600 Unaccompanied Minors (UAMs) from Greece to EU+ Member States.
13th May 2020 Read MoreEASO cautions that COVID-19 could result in increased asylum-related migration
A new European Asylum Support Office (EASO) Special Report highlights that the risk of COVID-19 taking hold in lower income countries, as well as leading to more insecurity, could result in increases in asylum applications in the medium term.
12th May 2020 Read MoreEASO publishes the COI report "Syria - Security situation"
Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published the 2020 update to the Country of Origin Information (COI) report "Syria - Security situation". This report is part of a series of Syria reports produced in 2019-2020. These reports cover actors of protection, internal mobility, key socio-economic indicators, and targeting of individuals. The reports provide information relevant for international protection status determination for Syrian applicants for international protection, and will be used in the development of a country guidance note on Syria.
5th May 2020 Read MoreCOVID-19: Asylum applications down by 43% in March
Applications for asylum in the EU+ dropped by almost half in March as COVID-19 containment measures took effect, following persistently high levels of applications in the first two months of the year.
30th April 2020 Read MoreEASO publishes a new COI report on Syria: "Internally displaced persons, returnees and internal mobility"
Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled "Syria - Internally displaced persons, returnees and internal mobility". This report is part of a series of Syria reports produced in 2019-2020. These reports cover actors of protection, internal mobility, key socio-economic indicators, and targeting of individuals. The reports provide information relevant for international protection status determination for Syrian applicants for international protection, and will be used in the development of a country guidance note on Syria.
3rd April 2020 Read MoreOver 35,000 EU asylum officials trained by EASO
Despite the COVID-19 restrictions, EASO continues training Member States’ asylum and reception officials through e-learning and virtual sessions.
2nd April 2020 Read MoreCOVID-19: EASO implements further measures to ensure well-being of staff and stakeholders
In light of the rapidly evolving spread of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) over the past few days, as of Monday, 16 March 2020, all non-critical European Asylum Support Office (EASO) staff members have begun teleworking. The measures were implemented through a fifth Executive Director Decision (EDD) to be adopted by EASO’s Executive Director, Ms. Nina Gregori, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.
16th March 2020 Read MoreCOVID-19: EASO takes precautionary measures, but core business delivery unaffected
In light of the continued spread of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Europe, and in line with duty of care measures being adopted by EU Agencies and Institutions, as well as to ensure business continuity, the Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), Ms. Nina Gregori, has adopted several precautionary measures through three Executive Director Decisions (EDDs).
12th March 2020 Read MoreEASO publishes a COI report: Syria - Targeting of individuals
The report provides relevant information regarding a range of categories of individuals in Syria targeted by different state and non-state actors, or by the wider society, for the purpose of international protection status determination, and in particular for use in EASO’s country guidance development on Syria.
10th March 2020 Read MoreAsylum applications in the EU increase by 13% in 2019
For the first time since 2015, applications increased from the previous year. The increase was not largely driven by irregular migration, but rather by applications from countries with visa-free access to Schengen.
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