EASO’s new report on the state of asylum in the EU in 2013

11 July 2014 The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has published this week its Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union. In 2013, 435,760 people applied for international protection in the EU – an increase of 30% when compared to 2012. ...

Norway suspends forced returns of migrants to eight provinces of Iraq

11 July 2014 The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration and Immigration Appeals Board announced last month a suspension of forced returns of migrants to eight of the 19 provinces of Iraq, in view of ‘the deteriorating and unpredictable security situation in Iraq’. Until...