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[The amendments] AM 16 and 17: Training programmes for the personnel examining the applications [ILGA-Europe's comments] 
The training programmes should include all the cases where asylum seekers can be considered as "applicants with special needs". Amendment 16 is consistent with the definition of "applicants with special needs" (see amendment 13). Amendment 17 refers specifically to sexual orientation.
LGBT Asylum News: Major development on LGBT asylum protections at the European Parliament
ILGA-Europe's comments