Many arrivals from the Maghreb but few asylum applications

With 900 applications in May, Georgia joined the 10 main origin countries for the first time in over a year.

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With 900 applications in May, Georgia joined the 10 main origin countries for the first time in over a year.
In contrast, asylum applications were higher than illegal border-crossings for all other main origin countries.
Applications by West Africans back to peak value
West Africans3lodged 5 500 applications in May, returning to the peak value of March 2021.
Substantial decrease in decisions issued by EU+ asylum authorities
EU+ asylum authorities issued some 41 500 first instance decisions in May.