Asylum statistics 2017 : Shifting patterns, persisting disparities*

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  • Asylum statistics 2017: Shifting patterns, persisting disparities*

    Despite reports of asylum applications “dropping off drastically” in the European Union throughout 2017, statistics published by national authorities seem to reveal a more complex picture across the continent.

    Germany witnessed a dramatic decrease in applications registered last year (222,683) compared to the year before (745,545). It should be recalled that the majority of people lodging applications in 2016 had in fact arrived in 2015. Nevertheless, Germany still spearheads Europe’s reception of people seeking protection, far ahead of countries such as Italy and France.

    Significant reduction has been witnessed in 2017 compared to 2016 in Hungary (29,423 to 3,397) and Bulgaria (19,418 to 3,700). On the other hand, more claims were received in Italy (123.482 to 130,180), France (85,244 to 100,412), Belgium (18,710 to 19,688), Norway (3,460 to 3,546) and Slovenia (1,308 to 1,476).

    Substantial drops in overall recognition rates were marked in Germany (71.4 to 53%) and Sweden (77.4% to 46.9%) in the course of 2017, even though the main nationalities of persons seeking asylum in those countries have remained the same. Conversely, countries including Belgium (59.5 to 64.6%), Italy (39.4 to 40%), Hungary (8.5 to 29.7%) and Poland (16.6 to 19.5%) had higher recognition rates in 2017 compared to 2016.

    Asylum seekers from Afghanistan continue to face an ‘asylum lottery’ as their chances of obtaining a form of protection (Recognition Rates) ranged from 83.1% in France to 58% in Belgium, 47% in Germany and 30% in Hungary. Decision-making in countries such as Bulgaria, where Afghan claims are treated as “manifestly unfounded” and face “strikingly low” recognition rates, has attracted concern from the European Commission, as per a letter to the Bulgarian authorities.

    https://www.ecre.org/asylum-statistics-2017-shifting-patterns-persisting-disparities
    #2017 #asile #migrations #réfugiés #Europe #statistiques #chiffres

    • Press Release: EASO releases overview of 2017 EU+ asylum trends

      In 2017, EU+ countries recorded 706,913 asylum applications [I]. This is a decrease of 43% compared to 2016, and the second consecutive year with fewer applications after the unprecedented influx in 2015 and 2016. Despite this decrease, the 2017 total remained at a slightly higher level than the number of applications lodged in 2014, indicating that the asylum-related inflow in the EU+ remained considerable.

      In the EU+ as a whole, monthly applications remained stable throughout the year.The monthly number of applications varied from 49,042 in December to 66,443 in March. A seasonal trend, with higher numbers of applications over the summer, was less visible than in the previous three years. The stable trend at EU+ level, however, conceals stark variations at a country level.

      About 55,000 applications, or 8% of the total, were repeated applications by persons who had already lodged an application previously in the same EU+ country. At least 3.5 % of all applications concerned claimed unaccompanied minors (UAM)[II].

      Syria was the most common country of origin of applicants for the fifth consecutive year, with more than 98,000 applications. Despite a considerable decrease compared to 2016, twice as many Syrians lodged an application for international protection in the EU+ as any other citizenship. Iraqi, Afghan and Nigerian nationals each lodged more than 40,000 applications in 2017. These four main countries of origin together constituted one in three applications throughout the EU+ in 2017. The top ten countries of origin also included Pakistan, Eritrea, Albania, Bangladesh, Guinea and Iran. Of these ten citizenships, only Bangladeshi and Guinean citizens lodged more applications in the EU+ in 2017 than in 2016.

      https://www.easo.europa.eu/news-events/press-release-easo-releases-overview-2017-eu-asylum-trends

    • Richiedenti asilo nell’UE 2017: continuano ad arrivare dai Paesi con i peggiori “indici di pace”, ma per loro è crollo degli esiti positivi

      I nuovi dati EASO su richiedenti asilo ed esiti in tutto il 2017 nel territorio dell’”UE+” a confronto con gli indicatori del Global Peace Index. Nell’anno gli esiti positivi in prima istanza sono crollati al 40% di tutte le domande esaminate, perdendo 17 punti percentuali rispetto al 2016. Ma intanto i richiedenti protezione continuano ad arrivare dai Paesi con gli indici di pace militare e sociale più bassi al mondo.


      http://viedifuga.org/richiedenti-asilo-nellue-2017-continuano-ad-arrivare-dai-paesi-con-i-pegg
      #taux_de_reconnaissance