EU Asylum Requests Drop to 5-Year Low
- Asylum applications to the EU, Switzerland, and Norway dropped 17% to 332,000 in the first half of 2026, marking the lowest level since 2021 according to the European Union Agency for Asylum .
- The EUAA attributed the decrease to Syria's political transition causing fewer applications from Syrians and EU cooperation with origin and transit countries such as Tunisia and Mauritania.
- Less than one-third of asylum applications processed in early 2026 were successful, and new rules impose expedited procedures and swift deportations for applicants from countries with low recognition rates or considered safe.
- Among EU countries, France received the most asylum applications with 69,000, followed by Italy , Spain , Germany , and Greece had the highest per capita with 23,000 requests.
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BRUSSELS (ANP) - The number of asylum applications in the EU and non-member states Norway and Switzerland reached its lowest point in five years for that period in the first half of 2026. This was reported by the EU Asylum Agency EUAA. In the first half of the year, the number in the so-called EU+ stood at approximately 332,000 asylum...
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Asylum applications registered in the countries of the European Union have reached their lowest level since 2021, falling by 17% in one year. This is due in particular to the political transition in Syria, which has brought down the asylum applications of Syrians over the past year.
Tighter migration policies may be the reason for the lowest number of asylum applications in the EU in five years, the agency says.
The number of people seeking asylum in European Union countries has fallen sharply, with some countries registering the lowest figures in decades, according to data released on Thursday.
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