German Asylum Applications up but Long-Term Decline Continues
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In September, 40 percent fewer people applied for asylum for the first time than in the same month a year earlier. Compared to August, however, the number rose slightly.
In the past month, a little more people applied for asylum in Germany than in the previous month. In principle, however, the number of asylum seekers is still declining.
BERLIN - Germany's Interior Ministry said on Saturday that more people filed their first asylum applications in September than in previous months, but stressed that the overall number was still falling, according to a report by the DPA agency on Saturday.
German asylum applications up but long-term decline continues
More people filed first-time asylum applications in Germany in September than in the previous month, but the longer-term downward trend continued, according to the Interior Ministry, reported dpa. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) received 5,276 first-time asylum applications last month, a ministry spokeswoman told dpa. That was 40% fewer than in September last year and 70% fewer than in September 2024. "The sharp decline in a…
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