European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

Asylum applications in Europe 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…

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Asylum 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…

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More than half a million asylum applications lodged in the EU so far in 2019

Some 515,000 asylum applications were registered in EU countries in the first nine months of 2019, according to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), a 10 per cent increase from…

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Over 900 EASO personnel deployed in operations in four EU Member States

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has reached unprecedented levels of operational activity in supporting the asylum authorities of Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta. At the end of September 2019,…

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EASO and Cyprus sign Hosting Agreement

On Thursday 19th September, the Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), Nina Gregori, and the Minister of Interior of Cyprus, Constantinos Petrides, signed a Hosting Agreement in…

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European Parliament recognises the progress made by EASO to reform its governance

This week, the Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), Nina Gregori, held meetings in Brussels with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) forming part of the Committee…

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US weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase

President Donald Trump's administration is considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinfor...

Malta News Briefing – Thursday 19 March 2026

Southern EU states push Brussels over drifting Russian tanker risk Malta and four southern EU mem...

Joe Kent resignation shines light on right-wing ties, conspiracy theories and antisemitism

Joe Kent, director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), resigned from his post Tuesday...

Malta joins Europol’s largest-ever action targeting terrorist audio propaganda

Europol has coordinated the largest Referral Action Day (RAD) to date targeting terrorist propaganda...

Airlines cancel more flights as Middle East conflict escalates

Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle ...

Netherlands Supports European Rules to Safely Reuse Returned Medication

The Netherlands has signalled support for forthcoming European legislation that would allow patients...

Italy Says Iranian Missiles Unlikely to Reach Sicily, Bases Safe

Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said there is no immediate threat of Iranian attacks on U.S....

Cyprus records fall in asylum applications according to Eurostat

Eurostat data published this week showed a decrease in asylum applications in Cyprus, with 130 first...

Greece will ‘support Cyprus’ choices’ over Nato accession

Greece will back whatever decision Cyprus makes on joining NATO, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetrit...

Malta News Briefing – Wednesday 18 March 2026

President would have final say in government's chief justice anti-deadlock plans The President wo...