EU: Asylum decisions up by 7% in 2023

BRUSSELS, 27th April, 2024 (WAM) –  EU countries provided protection status to 409, 485 asylum seekers in 2023, a 7% increase compared with 2022 (383 700), according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.Among the 409, 485 asylum seekers who were granted protection status in 2023