Accounting for 41% of all positive decisions made by EU member states, Germany by far registered the highest number of asylum requests granted in 2022.
Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) said it’s “necessary” to continue the border checks in light of the “high migratory pressure” Austria experienced in 2022, having received over 110,000 asylum applications—the highest percentage increase year over year of any member state.
Brussels counters Ireland’s plans to regulate Airbnb as lacking evidence, as the Irish government faces challenges from the Left and a rising populist sentiment against asylum seekers.
While Britain is not part of EU institutions, the criticism by the CoE will rightly be seen by many Brexiters as yet another attempt to undermine the UK’s sovereignty post-Brexit.
The German ambassador to Pakistan castigated the policies of Green Party Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, as the country accepts 1,000 Afghan refugees each month under a new scheme.
Germany received 244,000 asylum applicants in 2022, with officials now looking at plans to incentivise legal migration through schemes and transfer more of the burden to North Africa.
If projections are correct, the number of asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees entering Germany over the years 2022-2023 will equal twice the population of Köln.
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