Aftermath of the First Libyan Civil War

Many arrivals from the Maghreb but few asylum applications

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
European migrant crisis, Politics of the European Union, Human migration, Forced migration, Aftermath of the First Libyan Civil War, Politics, Continents, European Union, Asylum in France

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

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Ukrainians lodged 72% more applications for asylum in February

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Saturday, April 24, 2021
Aftermath of the First Libyan Civil War, European migrant crisis, Politics

Ukrainians lodged considerably more asylum applications in the EU+ in February 2021, compared to January, making them one of the top ten nationalities of applicants.

Key Points: 
  • Ukrainians lodged considerably more asylum applications in the EU+ in February 2021, compared to January, making them one of the top ten nationalities of applicants.
  • This is in stark contrast with several other main nationalities, who are still lodging far fewer asylum applications in the EU+ compared to pre-COVID-19 levels.
  • Syrians alone accounted for a quarter of all asylum applications lodged in the EU+.
  • In February 2021, total applications in the EU+ were less than two thirds of the applications lodged one year earlier.

EU asylum decisions exceed applications for first time since 2017 due to COVID-19

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Thursday, February 18, 2021
Aftermath of the First Libyan Civil War

Despite the pandemic, national asylum authorities showed resilience in sustaining many activities, resulting in a decrease in backlogs of pending applications.

Key Points: 
  • Despite the pandemic, national asylum authorities showed resilience in sustaining many activities, resulting in a decrease in backlogs of pending applications.
  • Most nationalities lodged fewer applications with some exceptions

    The top countries of origin remained unchanged from 2019, although applications decreased for almost all citizenships.

  • Syrians lodged the most applications (64 540; -9% from 2019), accounting for 14% of all applications in the EU+.
  • Together, the five top nationalities lodged over two fifths of all asylum applications in the EU+.