improved significantly from 2011 (18%) and 2012 (22%) to 2013 (49%: 51 approvals of 105 decisions). It may not be the case, however, that approval rates for Palestinian asylum claims have improved in all European countries. Some statistics for Palestinian asylum claims in European countries are available in UNHCR’s database and/or individual country statistical reports, and, where available, are provided below in individual country profiles. However, there clearly is a need for European countries collectively to improve the way they record and publish data on asylum applications by Palestinians, both in terms of numbers and in terms of the outcomes of applications and appeals, so that a more accurate and comprehensive view of the situation of Palestinian refugees in Europe can be established. Useful links for Europe • • • • • • • • • • • Common European Asylum System: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/ what-we-do/policies/asylum/index_en.htm European Asylum Support Office: http://easo.europa.eu/ Asylum Information Database: http://www.asylumineurope.org European Council on Refugees and Exiles: http://www.ecre.org European Database of Asylum Law: http://www.asylumlawdatabase.eu/en European Country of Origin Information Network (ECOI): http://www.ecoi.net European Network on Statelessness: http://www.statelessness.eu Frontex: http://frontex.europa.eu/ Eur-lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/browse/summaries.html Eurostat: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home/ Handbook on European Law relating to Asylum, Borders and Immigration (2014 edition): http://www.echr.coe.int/documents/handbook_asylum_eng.pdf 81 Survey of Protection at the National Level