CJEU

Court of Justice of the European Union

COI

country of origin information

ECHR

European Convention on Human Rights

ECtHR

European Court of Human Rights

EU

European Union

EU+ countries

Member States of the European Union and associated countries.

EUAA

European Union Agency for Asylum

IPA

Internal protection alternative

Member States

Member States of the European Union

QD

(recast Qualification directive)

Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (recast)

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees