Europe reports drop in asylum applications in 2024
The number of asylum applications submitted in Europe fell in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to the EU asylum agency. Germany once again accounted for the most applications submitted.
The number of asylum applications submitted in Europe fell in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to the EU asylum agency. Germany once again accounted for the most applications submitted.
Gibli is a migrant from Senegal. He started work in Italy as a field laborer, living in makeshift shacks by the side of fields in Puglia. Now a sewing course has offered him extra possibilities for the future, as a dressmaker.
A 19-year-old Syrian migrant died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to the UK. The young man was reported to have been crushed to death in a leaking dinghy.
From June 1, 2023 until today, the first reception center on the island of Lampedusa, in the Mediterranean has hosted a total of 126,000 migrants, says the Italian Red Cross, who manage the center.
The German government has voiced alarm over Pakistan's deportation of Afghan refugees, many of whom face prolonged waits for resettlement visas. Germany has been criticized for its slow-paced admissions program for Afghans, as burea1