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.