Brussels, 12/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - On 10 July, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) based in Malta and operational since June 2011 published its first report on the countries of origin of asylum seekers in Europe. Its first case study focuses on Afghanistan, whose nationals in 2011 made up the majority of those seeking international protection in the EU 27.
For this reason, the EASO has sought to examine the reasons why Afghans seek asylum in the EU and in its report EASO...