2022.08.27 05:45
First-time asylum applicants in EU up 17%
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In May 2022, 63,105 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in the EU Member States, up 89% compared with May 2021 (33,385) and up 17% compared with April 2022 (54,145), reports Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.