Syrians' asylum requests in Europe drop to decade low

There are fewer and fewer applicants for protection on the old continent, and their origin and destination countries are also changing.

Syrians' asylum requests in Europe drop to decade low

BRUSSELS — Asylum applications filed by Syrians in the European Union dropped to their lowest in over a decade in February following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, the EU's asylum agency said Wednesday. Data from the European Union Agency for Asylum [EUAA] showed Syrians lodged 5,000 requests in the 27-nation bloc plus Switzerland and Norway in February, down 34 percent on the previous month. "The latest asylum figures show how important stabili…

After the fall of the former leader Assad, the number of asylum applications from Syrians in the EU has fallen significantly. The European Asylum Authority even speaks of a "substantial change". Most of the applications came from people from Venezuela and Afghanistan in February.

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ThePatriotLight - Syrians' asylum requests in Europe drop to decade low

ThePatriotLight - Asylum applications filed by Syrians in the European Union dropped to their lowest in over a decade in February following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, the EU’s asylum agency said Wednesday. Data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) showed Syrians lodged 5,000 requests in the 27-nation bloc plus Switzerland and Norway in February, down 34 percent on the previous month. “The latest asylum figures show how important …

Syrians’ asylum requests in Europe drop to decade low

BRUSSELS: Asylum applications filed by Syrians in the European Union dropped to their lowest in over a decade in February following the ouster of Bashar Assad, the EU’s asylum agency said Wednesday. Data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) showed Syrians lodged 5,000 requests in the 27-nation bloc plus Switzerland and Norway in February, down 34 percent on the