During the first semester of 2010, the Council and the European Parliament formally approved the creation of a European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and Member States chose to locate its headquarters in Valletta, Malta.
2010. aasta esimeses pooles kiitsid nõukogu ja Euroopa Parlament Euroopa Varjupaigaküsimuste Tugiameti loomise ametlikult heaks ja liikmesriigid otsustasid, et selle asukohaks saab Valletta.