[News page-Taiwan Strait Net].
According to the German press wire on December 25, the European Union Asylum Agency said that the number of asylum applications in Germany and the European Union has increased significantly this year. In an interview with Germany's Funker** group, the head of the European Union's asylum agency, Nina Gregory, said that in October alone, the agency received as many as 12 asylum applications30,000 copies, the highest monthly value in 7 years. She said the total number of asylum applications received by the EU in 2023 will be "well above one million". Gregory expects the situation to worsen next year, rather than alleviating. "The world around us is becoming more and more turbulent. As a result, the need for asylum for refugees will continue unabated in 2024 and in the years to come. ”
It is reported that this year, the EU received a total of about 9370,000 asylum applications – a 22 per cent increase over the same period last year. According to the German Federal Agency for Migration and Refugees, Germany alone received more than 3250,000 asylum applications – a 52 per cent increase over the first 11 months of last year. According to the EU Asylum Agency, Germany remains the top destination for refugees to the EU. France and Italy are the second and third largest destinations for refugees in the European Union.
The number of Ukrainian refugees also continues to grow. Gregory said that by the end of October, 4.16 million Ukrainian refugees had registered with the EU and received temporary asylum;Germany hosts around 1.17 million of them, making it the EU country that receives the most Ukrainian refugees.
*: Refer to the news network compiled by Wang Qing).