According to the publication, in the first quarter of 2025, 40,871 people were submitted for asylum in France, and Spain was in second place – 39,318 asylum petitioners.
Journalists consider the current third place in Germany after the recent leadership in this indicator. According to media data, in comparison with the first quarter of 2024, the number of asylum applications in Germany decreased by 41% and amounted to 37,387 people in January-March of 2025.
The least asylum suppliers appeared in Hungary and Slovakia – respectively, 22 and 37. Die Welt draws that these countries conduct a “particularly tough course in migration policy.”
In total, according to the publication, in the first quarter of 2025 refuge in the EU, Norway and Switzerland asked almost 211 thousand people.
Most people with the hope of settling in Europe arrived from Venezuela (more than 25 thousand), Afghanistan (21.5 thousand) and Syria (more than 15 thousand).
The document refers to Die Welt refers, in particular, a sharp increase in the number of applications for protection from Ukrainians is plus 84%.
