19/01/2022 (Agence Europe) – According to a statement, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) officially became the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) on Wednesday 19 January, which will help the Member States converge their asylum and reception practices. Its new mandate came into force after the agreement between the European Parliament and the EU Council last year, but some elements, such as the on-the-spot monitoring mechanism, were postponed to 2023 at the request of some...