Other parts of the new asylum policy approved in recent years 

- Qualification (adopted by Parliament in October 2011). This 2004 directive deals with the conditions that need to be met for an individual to qualify for "refugee status" or "subsidiary protection status". It removed differences between the two statuses as regards access to the labour market, education and healthcare.

- EU resettlement programme (adopted by Parliament in March 2012). This is designed to resettle in the EU people who have been granted refugee status in third countries (for example, Syrian refugees in Turkey). As the host states are often developing countries with limited resources, they cannot accommodate and protect large numbers of refugees. The EU programme is voluntary and includes financial support for member states.

- European Asylum Support Office (adopted by Parliament in May 2010). The EASO was established to boost cooperation among EU countries on asylum matters and help them to fulfil their obligation to give protection to people in need. It was officially inaugurated in Malta in June 2011.