HIGHLIGHTSEuropean Parliament recognises the progress made by EASO to reform its governanceEASO and Cyprus sign Hosting AgreementEASO’s 2020 Work Programme adopted by EASO Management BoardEASO NEWSEASO and IOM sign Working ArrangementEASO and Frontex sign updated Cooperation Plan32 EuroMed journalists selected for Migration Media AwardRECENT ACTIVITIES & DEVELOPMENTSUnaccompanied minors in Italy: the significant role of EASO in training voluntary guardiansEASO publishes two new country guidance notes on Iraq and AfghanistanEASO publishes a Country of Origin Information (COI) report on EritreaNew EASO Guidance on asylum procedure: operational standards and indicatorsEASO regional workshop for members of courts and tribunals in German languageEASO professional development workshop on ending international protectionEASO IN THE PRESSThe Guardian: As Trump closes US doors to migrants, Latin Americans look to Europe, 10 July 2019.Die Welt: These are the tricks of the smugglers, 7 August 2019.Read moreSOCIAL MEDIAToday EU Commissioner for #Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship @Avramopoulos visited #EASO’s HQ before attending the Ministerial Meeting on Migration in Malta. He stated that "EASO will be the executive branch" of the new common EU #asylum policy. #MaltaMigrationMeetingLatest #asylum trends: Applications in the EU+ went up by 10 % in the first half of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. Check our interactive map: https://t.co/xlEiKhu3Bd. More info: https://t.co/ElSZ38kLin. #EASO #EASOAsylumTrendsRead more PUBLICATIONSLATEST ASYLUMTRENDSJOB VACANCIES