EU – CELAC I Colombians and Peruvians Lodged Twice as Many Applications, Year-on-Year

Analysis released by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) suggests that EU+ asylum authorities are under increasing pressure from the number of asylum applications they are receiving. In May 2023, some 87 000 applications were lodged, up by a quarter compared to the previous year. Venezuelans, Colombians and Peruvians lodged 7 100, 6 900 and 2 500 applications apiece, all down slightly from recent peaks but majorly increased compared to May 2022 (+45 %, +90 % and +109 %, respectively). The vast majority of these applications were, and continue to be, lodged in Spain. Read more.