Asylum in the EU Member States – 580 800 first-time asylum seekers registered in 2018, down by 11% compared with 2017 – Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis continued to be the top citizenships

European Commission – EUROSTAT Brussels, 14 March 2019 In 2018, 580 800 first-time asylum seekers applied for international protection in the Member States of the European Union (EU), down by 11% compared with 2017 (654 600) and less than half of the number recorded in the peak year 2015 when…
Source: Comunicati Stampa EU