In 2018, a fifth of all withdrawals in the EU+ took place in Greece (Figure 11). A considerable number of applications were also withdrawn in Italy (13 % of the total) and Germany (12 %). As was the case in 2017, in Germany, half of all applications were withdrawn explicitly; the proportion was even higher in France (62 %). In contrast, (almost) all withdrawals were implicit in Austria, Italy and Slovenia. This may imply that a high number of applicants might have absconded; some might have moved to another EU+ country before the asylum procedure was concluded.