European Asylum Support Office

EASO publishes a COI report: Syria – Security situation

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Friday, July 16, 2021
European Asylum Support Office, EASO, COI

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled "Syria: Security situation".

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  • The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled "Syria: Security situation".
  • The report, EASO COI Report: Syria Security situation, analyses the security situation in Syria, focusing in particular on the situation of the civilian population.
  • It provides an overview of the armed conflicts in Syria, information on the main parties to the conflict and a governorate-level description of the security situation.
  • The report is an update of the EASO COI Report: Syria Security situation (May 2020).The report was drafted by the EASO COI Sector together with researchers from the Finish Immigration Service, in accordance with the EASO COI Report Methodology.

Lithuania to receive immediate operational support from EASO

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Friday, July 16, 2021
European Union, Europe, Continents, Agencies of the European Union, EASO, European Asylum Support Office, European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Lithuania, TAIP

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) could deploy up to 50 personnel, both in-country and via remote working, in support of the Lithuanian asylum authorities by the end of the year.

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  • The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) could deploy up to 50 personnel, both in-country and via remote working, in support of the Lithuanian asylum authorities by the end of the year.
  • Within days of receiving the request, EASO deployed an assessment team to the country in order to discuss the needs of the Lithuanian counterparts.
  • Lithuania has recently begun experiencing a dramatic increase in asylum applications from migrants crossing the border from Belarus.
  • EASO glaudiai bendradarbiaus su nacionalinmis valdios institucijomis, taip pat su Europos Komisija ir FRONTEX, kad utikrint skland ir suderint poir.

Novalis Biotech Closes €25 Million Biotech Acceleration Fund

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Biotechnology, Medical devices, Health, Nanotechnology, Technology, European Asylum Support Office, EASO, BIOTEC

Novalis Biotech, an early-stage venture capital investor in technologies aimed at revolutionizing healthcare, announced today the closing of its 25 million second fund, the Novalis Biotech Acceleration Fund.

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  • Novalis Biotech, an early-stage venture capital investor in technologies aimed at revolutionizing healthcare, announced today the closing of its 25 million second fund, the Novalis Biotech Acceleration Fund.
  • The Biotech Acceleration Fund will continue to invest in start-up and scale-up companies that are transforming healthcare through enabling technologies.
  • We are convinced that, with the Novalis Biotech Acceleration Fund, they will continue to support innovation and valorization of technology in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Flemish region.
  • Novalis Fund 1 was founded in September 2018 and totalled 4 million which was deployed into eight companies, mostly in the Benelux region.

Press release - A new, stronger Asylum Agency for a more consistent asylum policy across the EU

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Politics of the European Union, Continents, European Asylum Support Office, CEAS, Human migration, Demographics of Europe, Europe, Asylum in the European Union, European Asylum Curriculum

Press room > Current page:: A new, stronger Asylum Agency for a more consistent asylum policy across the EU

Key Points: 
  • Press room > Current page:: A new, stronger Asylum Agency for a more consistent asylum policy across the EU
    With enhanced operational and technical powers, the new EU Asylum Agency will facilitate cooperation among member states and contribute to converging asylum standards.
  • In order to improve the functioning of the common asylum system, it will support practical cooperation and information exchange on asylum among member states.
  • Elena YONCHEVA (S&D, BG), Parliaments rapporteur for the proposal, said: Today is a historic day for the European Unions asylum policy.
  • Not only will we have a real fully-fledged Asylum Agency in the EU, but we have also shown that it is possible to reform the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).

EASO welcomes agreement establishing EU Agency for Asylum

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Politics of the European Union, European Asylum Support Office, EASO, Agencies of the European Union, Continents, Europe

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) welcomes todays political agreement reached by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, together with the European Commission, on a new enhanced mandate that will re-establish the Agency as the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA).

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  • The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) welcomes todays political agreement reached by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, together with the European Commission, on a new enhanced mandate that will re-establish the Agency as the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA).
  • The agreement sends a strong signal that the EU is committed to working in the spirit of compromise in order to improve asylum management.
  • Commenting on the agreement, EASOs Executive Director, Nina Gregori, stated: I am delighted that through engagement with all stakeholders, Europe will soon have an asylum agency that will continue building on EASOs successes of the past years.
  • Any further information may be obtained from the European Asylum Support Office on the following email address: [email protected]

EASO publishes a COI report: Syria – Situation of returnees from abroad

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Friday, June 11, 2021
Western Asia, Continents, Asia, Eastern Mediterranean, Levant, Syria, European Asylum Support Office

Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled "Syria: Situation of returnees from abroad".

Key Points: 
  • Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled "Syria: Situation of returnees from abroad".
  • This report is part of a series of Syria COI reports produced in 2021.
  • The reports provide information relevant for international protection status determination for Syrian applicants, and in particular for use in updating EASOs country guidance development on Syria.
  • The report, EASO COI Report: Syria Situation of returnees from abroad, focuses on a number of topics relating to the issue of return of Syrians from Europe and Syrias neighbouring countries (Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan) to government-held Syria, including the consequences of having exited Syria illegally and having applied for asylum abroad, the return procedures for Syrian citizens who live outside Syria, potential obstacles to return, and possible treatment upon return in government-held Syria.

EASO publishes a COI report: Nigeria – security situation

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Articles, European Asylum Support Office, EASO, COI, Human trafficking

Photo:EU/ECHO/Isabel Coello (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), 16 June 2015

Key Points: 
  • Photo:EU/ECHO/Isabel Coello (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), 16 June 2015

    Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled Nigeria: security situation.

  • The first report in EASO's 2021 production on Nigeria is EASO COI Report: Nigeria: Trafficking in Human Beings

    , was published in April 2021.

  • The second report, EASO COI Report: Nigeria Security situation, is an update and expansion of the EASO COI report Nigeria Security situation 2018

    .

  • The report was co-drafted by Stephanie Huber, Founder and Director of the Asylum Research Centre (ARC), and EASO's COI Sector, in accordance with the EASO COI Report Methodology

    .

EASO publishes a COI report: Nigeria – Trafficking in Human Beings

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Saturday, May 1, 2021
Articles, European Asylum Support Office, Human trafficking, EASO

Photo: Benin city, Nigeria Sine Plambech

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  • Photo: Benin city, Nigeria Sine Plambech

    Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled "Nigeria: Trafficking in Human Beings".

  • This report is part of a series of two COI reports on Nigeria produced in 2021.
  • The reports provide information relevant for international protection status determination for Nigerian applicants, and in particular for use in updating EASO's country guidance development on Nigeria.The report, EASO COI Report: Nigeria Trafficking in Human Beings, is an update and expansion of the 2015 EASO COI report on Sex Trafficking of women in NIgeriaThe first chapter is a general overview of trafficking in human beings in Nigeria, and includes the most occurring types of trafficking.
  • The report was drafted by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs COI Sector, in accordance with the EASO COI Report Methodology.

EASO publishes a COI report, Syria – Socio-economic situation: Damascus city

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Saturday, May 1, 2021
Western Asia, Levant, Continents, Geography of Asia, EASO, European Asylum Support Office, Damascus, Syria, iStock

Photo: gertvansanten via iStock by Getty Images

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  • Photo: gertvansanten via iStock by Getty Images

    Today, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published a Country of Origin Information (COI) report titled "Syria Socio-economic situation: Damascus city".

  • The report, EASO COI Report: Syria Socio-economic: Damascus city, provides relevant information regarding the socio-economic situation and internal mobility issues in the city of Damascus, with updated information on 2020 and 2021 where available.
  • The report is an update of the EASO COI Report: Syria Socio-economic: Damascus city (February 2020).
  • The report was drafted by the EASO COI Sector, in accordance with the EASO COI Report Methodology.

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs visits EASO

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Saturday, May 1, 2021
Countries, Continents, European Union, European Asylum Support Office, EASO, Agencies of the European Union, MALTA, Valletta

On 29 April 2021, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Yves Le Drian, accompanied by the French Ambassador to Malta, Brigitte Curmi, visited the Headquarters of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in Valletta.

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  • On 29 April 2021, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Yves Le Drian, accompanied by the French Ambassador to Malta, Brigitte Curmi, visited the Headquarters of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in Valletta.
  • During the visit, the Minister met with the Senior Management of the Agency.
  • During the meetings, discussions with the French delegation focussed on a general overview of EASOs activities including EASOs operational role.
  • EASO is an agency of the European Union mandated with supporting EU Member States in implementing the Common European Asylum System.