This report points to the need for reform in the European asylum system. There is a need for a more balanced distribution of asylum seekers between the Member States and more uniform decision-making on asylum within the EU. The authors argue that a person seeking asylum should have the same chance of being granted asylum irrespective of the country in which the application is made. 

The EASO Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of international protection in the EU over the year, reports on developments in asylum at European level, and assesses the functioning of the Common European Asylum System.

This MPI Europe report by Michael Kegels, details the central importance of well-functioning reception systems for asylum seekers in the EU.

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published the Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union.

Negotiations between the Council and the EP on the recast of the Dublin II regulation have been finalised and the regulation is formally adopted. Background information, state of play and case-law regarding this regulation can be found here.

More background information and state of play can be found here.

After difficult negotiations between the Council and the EP the recast of this directive have been adopted. Background information, state of play and case law regarding this directive can be found here.

The recast-directive is approved and published in December 2011. The transposition deadline is 21 December 2013. Background information, state of play and case-law regarding this directive can be found here.

The final approval of the recast of the reception conditions directive was accomplished in June 2013. Background information, state of play and case law regarding this directive can be found here.

This EMN Inform presents the main developments that took place in 2011 with regard to international protection comprising statistics, the Common European Asylum System, intra-EU Solidarity , external dimension and unaccompanied minors.