Tag: asylum seekers
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The EU accepted up to 7% more asylum seekers in 2024 than the previous year
According to recently published figures by EuroStat, in 2024, EU countries granted “protection status” to 437 900 asylum seekers, a 7% increase compared with up to 409,540 applicants in 2023. Of these decisions, 387 635 people being granted protection status upon their first application while another 50265 people received protection status after an appeal or…
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EU reports 24% drop in asylum applications in October 2024
The number of first-time asylum applications in the European Union significant decreased in October 2024, with 86,945 applications registered, down 24% compared to the same period in 2023, which recorded 114,890 applications. The largest number of applications came from Syria with 15,815, followed by Venezuela with 7,305, Afghanistan with 5,870, and Turkey with 4,640. Germany,…
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European Court Slams Malta Over Detention of Asylum-Seeking Children, Calls for Urgent Reforms
The European Court of Human Rights has once again condemned Malta for its treatment of asylum-seekers, particularly vulnerable children, in a ruling delivered on Tuesday, in the case of J.B. and Others v. Malta. The Court criticized Malta’s detention practices, highlighting the harsh conditions faced by the applicants, five of whom were children, and the…
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Europe is not Norway: a reply to Francesca De Benedetti’s article on Ursula von der Leyen
There’s a very good reason why Norway’s economy could fly off higher than most of everyone’s else in Europe: they have gas and oil and they have lots of them. Denmark too enjoyed the benefits of oil and gas exports while Sweden and Finland’s economic success has a history of industrialisation based on a center-left…