Definicija: Information used by the EU Member States authorities to analyse the socio-political situation in countries of origin of applicants for international protection (and, where necessary, in countries through which they have transited) in the assessment, carried out on an individual basis, of an application for international protection.
Vir definicije: Annex C of COM(2006) 67 final Council Directive 2004/83/EC (Qualification Directive) Council Directive 2005/85/EC (Procedures Directive): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52006SC0189:EN:NOT
Vir - besedilo: European Migration Network – EMN Glossary (http://emn.intrasoft-intl.com/html/index.html)
Opomba: 1. The sources of the information used include inter alia laws and regulations of the country of origin, plus general public sources, such as reports from (inter)national organisations, governmental and non-governmental organisations, media, bi-lateral contacts in countries of origin, embassy reports, etc 2. This information is also used inter alia for taking decisions on other migration issues, e.g. on return, as well as by researchers.