EASO’s Executive Director resigns amid allegations of harassment and an OLAF investigation

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) Management Board appointed Mr. Jamil Addou as interim Executive Director of Agency.

The decision was taken by EASO’s management board, which is the governing body of the Agency, on Wednesday to release the Executive Director, Mr. José Carreira, from his duties with immediate effect, following his resignation of 6 June.

Addou, the Head of Unit in EASO since 2016 will be the interim Executive Director, until a new Executive Director is appointed. The Management Board also decided to imminently launch the recruitment procedure for the new Executive Director of EASO.

The executive director of EASO, the EU’s asylum agency resigned following allegations of staff harassment including “psychological violence” and an investigation by the bloc’s anti-fraud office. (POLITICO)