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News Published: 8 July 2013
Press Release: Annual Report on the situation of asylum in the EU
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Second Annual Report published
EASO published its second Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union 2012. Amongst other things the report highlights:
-335,365 asylum applications in the EU;
-Applicants from Afghanistan continued to be the most numerous overall in the EU (28,005);
-Overall EU protection rate rises to 28 %;
-Highest recognition rates were noted for citizens of Syria, Eritrea, Mali and Somalia;
-Greece, Luxembourg, Sweden and Italy formally requested support from EASO in 2012.
To see the press release, please click here. The Annual Report can be consulted by clicking here.