

Nearly 1 Million Asylum Seekers to EU Registered in 2022
The Commission’s new repatriation plan comes as support for national-conservative parties increases—a trend that, for the moment, shows no sign of abating.
The Commission’s new repatriation plan comes as support for national-conservative parties increases—a trend that, for the moment, shows no sign of abating.
Austria, with its population of just under nine million, witnessed the largest percentage increase of any EU member state, logging 108,490 asylum applications last year compared to 39,930 registered in 2021.
“It is quite clear that the increasing number of applications will continue in the foreseeable future,” Gregori suggested, insisting that the instability and threats that cause people to flee their homelands are, unfortunately, “not temporary.”