The European Statistics Authority “Eurostat” said on Friday that the European Union countries recorded an increase in asylum applications for the first time last August.
A total of 77,595 people had submitted asylum applications last August, an increase of 17%, compared to July and an increase of 54%, compared to August last year.
The latest numbers are also higher than asylum applications, which amount to 49,825, registered in August 2019, before the Kofid-19 pandemic, which not only affected international travel, but also immigration flows.
Last August, the Syrians (11860), the highest group, demanded asylum in the European Union, followed by Afghans (10675) and the Indians (4170,) the Turks (4170), and Venezuelan (3565).
Germany has been the country that registered the highest asylum requests, since the beginning of 2022, according to the commission’s numbers.
Last August, Germany received 16 thousand and 950 asylum applications, followed by Austria (14030), France (11900), Spain (8650), Italy (5985).
Jurrests added that these five countries recorded about three quarters of all asylum requests..
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