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EU reports decline in first-time asylum applications
(MENAFN) The number of first-time asylum applicants in the EU fell 27% in August compared with the same month last year, according to Eurostat data released Monday.
A total of 51,465 first-time applicants, all non-EU citizens, sought international protection in EU countries last month – down from 70,290 in August 2024 and 7% lower than July’s 55,390.
However, subsequent asylum applicants rose to 13,780, up 117% from August 2024 (6,345) and 20% higher than this July (11,505).
Afghans were the largest group of first-time asylum seekers in August, with 5,260 applications, followed by Venezuelans (5,180), Syrians (2,825), and Bangladeshis (2,785).
France (9,735), Italy (9,075), Spain (8,470), and Germany (7,800) accounted for 68% of all first-time applications in the EU.
Across the EU, there were 11.4 first-time applicants per 100,000 people in August. Greece recorded the highest rate at 65.2, followed by the Greek Cypriot Administration (23.9) and Belgium (20.2).
A total of 1,840 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum for the first time in August. The largest groups came from Egypt (385), Afghanistan (200), Somalia (195), and Eritrea (190), with Greece (515), the Netherlands (335), and Germany (240) as the main destinations for these minors.
A total of 51,465 first-time applicants, all non-EU citizens, sought international protection in EU countries last month – down from 70,290 in August 2024 and 7% lower than July’s 55,390.
However, subsequent asylum applicants rose to 13,780, up 117% from August 2024 (6,345) and 20% higher than this July (11,505).
Afghans were the largest group of first-time asylum seekers in August, with 5,260 applications, followed by Venezuelans (5,180), Syrians (2,825), and Bangladeshis (2,785).
France (9,735), Italy (9,075), Spain (8,470), and Germany (7,800) accounted for 68% of all first-time applications in the EU.
Across the EU, there were 11.4 first-time applicants per 100,000 people in August. Greece recorded the highest rate at 65.2, followed by the Greek Cypriot Administration (23.9) and Belgium (20.2).
A total of 1,840 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum for the first time in August. The largest groups came from Egypt (385), Afghanistan (200), Somalia (195), and Eritrea (190), with Greece (515), the Netherlands (335), and Germany (240) as the main destinations for these minors.
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