EASO Newsletter

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  HIGHLIGHTS

• Welcome to the third Issue of the EASO Newsletter 
• Daniel, Flavia and Giorgia share their experience supporting with registrations in Malta Operations
• Meet Małgorzata: From the Office for Foreigners in Poland to EASO Training delivery
• Interview with James Restrepo Drafter of the Venezuela Country Focus Report

   LATEST NEWS, ACTIVITIES & DEVELOPMENTS

• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on EASO Malta operations
• EASO supports Switzerland in carrying out their first remote mission 
  at the Resettlement Support Facility (RSF) in Turkey
• EASO-DGMM Virtual Study Visit on EU+ Quality Assurance Systems
• Update on the EASO cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
• Virtual study visit on asylum practises in the EU
• Working Group on the cooperation with the MENA region
• EASO holds 36th meeting of Management Board via Video Conference
• EASO and eu-LISA sign a Three-Year Cooperation Plan
• EASO’s contribution to IOM’s Publication ‘’Migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean’’
• New Country Guidance: Syria Published in September

EASO IN THE PRESS

• Politico.eu: Brussels threatens consequences over Venezuela’s expulsion of EU envoy -  In 2019, Venezuelans represented the third-largest group of asylum seekers in Europe, with more than 45,000 applications coming from the country, according to EASO, the EU's asylum agency.
• Forbes.com: Fantom’s Blockchain Tech Is Being Trialed In Afghanistan To Solve ‘A Surprising’ World Health Organization (WHO) Problem - Research conducted by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) found that large sections of Afghanistan’s rural population had inadequate access to essential health care services.

SOCIAL MEDIA

• Applications by #Venezuelan nationals in the #EU+ have risen from 105 in 2013 to 45 675 in 2019; an increase of over 43 000%❗ #EASO publishes new report on Venezuela to assist #EU asylum officials with dramatic increase in applications. More here: https://bit.ly/2QMHeNz. View tweet 
• Did you know that #EASO has been supporting #Greece’s asylum authorities since 2011? In 2020 #EASO is doubling its operational presence in the country to 1000 personnel.  More here: https://easo.europa.eu/sites/default/files/operating-plan-greece-2020.pdf. View tweet

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