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2023.02.22 16:24 GMT+8

EU asylum claims soar to seven-year high

Updated 2023.02.22 16:24 GMT+8
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Asylum applications in the European Union's 27 member-states plus Switzerland and Norway surged by 50 percent year over year in 2022 to nearly one million claims, the highest level since 2016, following the relaxation of COVID-19 travel restrictions, according to preliminary data from the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA).

Source(s): AFP
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