Asylum applications plummet across EU as governments push for deportation hubs
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These applications have fallen by 17% over a year. This is the "lowest number recorded in a semester since 2021", reports the European Union Agency for Asylum.
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berlingske.dkTighter migration policies may be the reason for the lowest number of asylum applications in the EU in five years, the agency says.
The trend continues: fewer and fewer people apply for asylum in the EU. The largest group still represent the Afghans. In the most sought-after refuge, however, France mainly seeks protection from Haiti, in Spain Venezuelans. The number of Syrians fleeing is decreasing noticeably.
The EU asylum authority reports fewer initial applications: in the first half of 2026, the figure therefore falls to the lowest level since 2021. The trend of undecided figures continues.
The number of asylum applications in Europe has dropped significantly in the first half of this year, with a total decrease of 17 percent and a 50 percent decrease in Germany. Brussels sees the data as a result of the new migration policy, and member state governments are urging further tightening. In the changing European regulations, the Tisza government is also looking for an opportunity to eliminate the Hungarian fine of one million euros pe…
In Europe, asylum applications are falling significantly: Germany falls to fourth place. However, high Afghan figures, 770,000 open cases and uncertain external borders remain.
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