2014 EASO Special Support Plan for Bulgaria

On 8 October 2014 Bulgaria requested EASO for support to further improve and enhance the Bulgarian asylum and reception system.
As a result of the support provided by EASO under the Operating Plan, Bulgaria managed to cope with the initial challenges and address its urgent needs related to the sudden increase of the pressure caused by mixed migration flows. The Bulgarian institutions managed to significantly increase their capacity in terms of reception and registration of asylum seekers, as well as their preparedness and reaction capabilities. Despite the achieved significant progress, Bulgaria, as an EU external border on the Eastern Mediterranean migration route, continues to be under serious migratory and refugee pressure.

• Primary Source

EASO: Information and Analysis https://www.easo.europa.eu/information-analysis

EU Bookshop: Find EASO publications through the EU Bookshop. Search for subject then refine by author (EASO) http://publications.europa.eu/en/search-results

ESO: Background Information: 2013 EASO Operating Plan for Bulgaria http://www.europeansources.info/record/2013-easo-operating-plan-for-bulgaria/

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