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EU asylum requests down by 11% in 2024, but still exceed one million

Over 1 million asylum applications were made in the European Union, Norway, and Switzerland in 2024, a decrease of 11% from 2023, according to the EU Agency for Asylum.
Germany saw the highest number of requests with 237,000, representing a 29% drop compared to the previous year, according to the annual report.
In 2024, Syrian applications dropped by 17%, while Venezuelan applications hit a record high of 73,187, primarily in Spain, as reported by the EUAA.
The total number of pending asylum cases reached 981,000, reflecting a backlog not seen since the 2016 migration crisis, according to the EUAA.

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Deutschlandfunk

EU-Asyl Agency - Significant decline in asylum applications in the EU

The number of asylum applications in the EU, Norway and Switzerland fell by 11 percent last year.

7 hours ago·Germany

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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

100'000 asylum applications less in Europe

In Switzerland, too, the figures are declining, and in 2025 they are also expected to fall.

10 hours ago·Zürich, Switzerland

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Associated Press News

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Asylum cases in Europe fell 11% last year.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union asylum agency published its annual report for the 27-nation bloc on Monday, in addition to Norway and Switzerland.

10 hours ago·United States

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Tagesschau

EUAA Annual Report: Asylum applications decline particularly in Germany

Over one million people applied for asylum in Europe last year - much less than 2023. The reason for this decline is that the number of asylum seekers in Germany has decreased.

10 hours ago·Hamburg, Germany

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Welt

Migration: EU agency reports drastic decline in asylum seekers' numbers in Germany

More than one million asylum applications were registered in the EU, Norway and Switzerland last year – eleven percent less than in the previous year. Germany was again the number one destination. According to the EU agency, the figures fell by almost 30 percent.

11 hours ago·Dortmund, Germany

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