Re: 'EASO probe hampers asylum procedures'

Reference is made to an article published by Kathimerini on 16 June 2018, entitled "EASO probe hampers asylum procedures." The article makes various inaccurate and misleading assertions that the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) would like to correct. Furthermore, EASO would like to point out that the author never contacted the Agency to request its reaction and clarification to the claims being made.

The article in question claims that an ongoing investigation of OLAF is related to the termination of a lease agreement in Chios. This is incorrect. The article further suggests that the termination of the lease agreement and the OLAF investigation threatens EASO's support to the Greek Asylum Service (GAS). This is, again, incorrect.

EASO would like to clarify that the lease agreement was terminated by the Agency due to the lessor's failure to meet the lease's...