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European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO), established on 19 May 2010, is an independent body [a Regulatory Agency] of the European Union (EU). The EASO plays a key role in the concrete further development of the Common European Asylum policy. In accordance with the Regulation by which it was established (Regulation 439/2010), the EASO, based in Malta, focuses on three main tasks:

  1. developing of practical cooperation among EU Member States on asylum, by facilitating exchange of information on countries of origin, by providing EU States with support for translation and interpretation, training of asylum officials and assisting in the relocation of beneficiaries of international protection;
  2. supporting EU Member States under particular pressure, in particular through the establishment of an early warning system, coordinating teams of experts to assist them in managing asylum applications and in putting in place appropriate reception facilities;
  3. contributing to the implementation of the Common European Asylum System by collecting and exchanging information on best practices, drawing up an annual report on the asylum situation in the EU and adopting technical documents, such as guidelines and operating manuals, on the implementation of the EU's asylum instruments.
 Website: easo.europa.eu/
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EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Eritrea National service and illegal exit

November 2016 | Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) | Document type: Country Reports

EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Afghanistan: Security Situation

November 2016 | Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) | Document type: Country Reports

EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Afghanistan: Recruitment by armed groups

September 2016 | Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) | Document type: Country Reports

An Introduction to the Common European Asylum System for Courts and Tribunals: A Judicial Analysis

August 2016 | Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) | Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries

EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Pakistan Security Situation

July 2016 | Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) | Document type: Country Reports

Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union 2015

July 2016 | Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) | Document type: Annual Reports

Syrian in Gulf States

8 June 2016 | Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) | Document type: Query Responses

EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Somalia Security Situation

February 2016 | Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) | Document type: Country Reports

EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Afghanistan Security Situation

January 2016 | Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) | Document type: Country Reports

Sahrawi citizenship/nationality in Western Sahara, Morocco and Algeria

16 November 2015 | Publisher: European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) | Document type: Query Responses

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