Fewer asylum seekers coming to Europe, down 17 percent

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Crisis? Fewer asylum seekers coming to Europe, down 17 percent

The number of asylum applications in European Union countries fell by 17 percent in June compared to a year earlier. In June 2023, 84,730 people applied for asylum for the first time. In June this year, 70,375 people did so, the statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat, reported on Friday....