EU asylum applications almost halved in 2022. DW reports..

In particular, 923,991 asylum applications were registered in 27 EU countries last year, which is 46.5 percent more than in 2021.. This is stated in the document of the European Commission on the situation with migration and refugees..

The report is based on data not yet released by the European Asylum Agency (EUAA) dated January 4.

Germany received the highest number of refugee claims since 2016 (226,467) last year, according to the report.. The country by a wide margin became the leader among the EU countries in this indicator.

In second place were France (154,597), followed by Spain (116,952) and Austria (108,490). The last three places are Latvia (622), Slovakia (544) and Hungary (46).

It is noted that every third asylum seeker in Germany is a citizen of Syria. Further refugees from Afghanistan (17%), Turkey (10) and Iraq (6.7%).

Ukrainians who left for the EU countries to escape the war are not included in these statistics, since they automatically receive the right to temporary residence and social benefits in the European Union.

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Earlier it was reported that in 2022, according to preliminary estimates, about 330,000 illegal border crossings were detected at the external borders of the EU.. This is the highest figure since 2016 and 64% more than last year..