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Formed | 1 February 2011 19 January 2022 (as the European Union Agency for Asylum) | (original)
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | European Union |
Headquarters | Grand Harbour, Malta |
Motto | Support is Our Mission |
Employees | 424 (2022) |
Annual budget | €171.7 (2022) |
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Website | euaa.europa.eu |
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The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)[1][2] is an agency created by European Union Regulation 439/2010 within the area of freedom, security and justice framework to increase the cooperation of EU member states on asylum, improve the implementation of the Common European Asylum System, and support member states under pressure.[3]