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1st-Time Asylum Seekers in EU Climbed to Over Half a Million in 2021; Up Nearly 30% Year Over Year
The Eurostat report revealed that some 535,000 first-time asylum seekers—most of whom arrived from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq—applied for official status in the European Union last year.