Published : 10-12-2021
The Council of the European Union has adopted the regulation on the EU asylum agency, which aims to facilitate the application of asylum policy within the bloc by turning the current European Asylum Support Office (EASO) into a fully-fledged agency.
Based on the newly adopted regulation, the agency will now be responsible for improving the functioning of the common European asylum system by providing advanced technical and operational assistance to the Member States, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
In addition, the same will contribute to more convergence in the assessment of applications that are made for international protection.
“Having a fully-fledged EU asylum agency is an important step in the building of our common EU asylum policy. This agency will be able to provide quick, tangible support to member states wherever needed. It will also contribute to our cooperation with third countries, showing in a very concrete way the strength of our joint action,” the Slovenian Minister of the Interior, Aleš Hojs, said, commenting on the adoption of the new regulation.
Additionally, the regulation on the EU asylum agency strengthens the current mandate that EASO has and facilitates the deployment of experts to the Member States that request operational support.
Moreover, the objective of the EU’s policy on asylum is to develop a Common European Asylum System (CEAS) that is consistent with the humanitarian tradition and the values of the Union.
The CEAS is based on common standards for international protection procedures and recognition offered at the EU level.
Apart from that, the new legislation also helps the agency to support cooperation between the Member States and third countries. Hence, this will contribute to the solidarity among the Member States and the EU overall external dimension.
The Council of the European Union has adopted the regulation on the EU asylum agency, which aims to facilitate the application of asylum policy within the bloc by turning the current European Asylum Support Office (EASO) into a fully-fledged agency.
Based on the newly adopted regulation, the agency will now be responsible for improving the functioning of the common European asylum system by providing advanced technical and operational assistance to the Member States, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
In addition, the same will contribute to more convergence in the assessment of applications that are made for international protection.
“Having a fully-fledged EU asylum agency is an important step in the building of our common EU asylum policy. This agency will be able to provide quick, tangible support to member states wherever needed. It will also contribute to our cooperation with third countries, showing in a very concrete way the strength of our joint action,” the Slovenian Minister of the Interior, Aleš Hojs, said, commenting on the adoption of the new regulation.
Additionally, the regulation on the EU asylum agency strengthens the current mandate that EASO has and facilitates the deployment of experts to the Member States that request operational support.
Moreover, the objective of the EU’s policy on asylum is to develop a Common European Asylum System (CEAS) that is consistent with the humanitarian tradition and the values of the Union.
The CEAS is based on common standards for international protection procedures and recognition offered at the EU level.
Apart from that, the new legislation also helps the agency to support cooperation between the Member States and third countries. Hence, this will contribute to the solidarity among the Member States and the EU overall external dimension.
