situation Europe gradually it starts to look like this: 2015year refugee crisisWhen more than a million people fleeing the war in Syria arrived on the European continent and demanded asylum on European Union. Seven years later, the figures confirm that the pressure has not disappeared, it has increased. only in august European Union countries received 77,595 asylum applications, 11,000 more than in July and 54% more than the previous year.s. “Between May and July 2022, the number of applications for international protection to EU countries reached monthly highs last seen during the 2015-2016 refugee crisis.” European Asylum Agency in one of his latest analyses.
According to the Frontex agency, 275 thousand irregular entries were detected in the first 10 months of the year In the EU, 73% more than in the same period in 2021 and the highest number since 2016. According to the European agency, the start of the Russian invasion on February 24 and the number of refugees and asylum seekers by 2022 about 5 million.
“The national asylum and reception systems of the Member States are under very high pressure,” the Czech presidency conceded in the report’s summary. Extraordinary Council of Ministers of the Interior In light of the ‘Ocean Viking’ ship case, it was held this Friday to examine the pressure on the central Mediterranean and other migration routes. “The sharp increase in arrivals, combined with the number of people fleeing Ukraine and in need of shelter, threatens the functioning of reception systems that are already full in some EU countries,” the agency said recently.
intergovernmental tension
This situation Belgium, The authorities, who left hundreds of immigrants and asylum seekers, including women and children, to their fate in the streets without shelter because there was no place in the shelter centers, have been in the eye of the hurricane for weeks. But the rise in pressure has triggered tensions in other Member States who say they are overwhelmed. Some Austria, Hungary and SerbiaIt has already started making alliances with protect your borders and prevent further arrivals.
Your Chancellor’s Goal Karl Nehammersame as its Hungarian counterpart, Victor Orban, and Serbian Alexander Vucic‘ is to prevent what they say.à la carte asylum” anyone “asylum tourism“ via “India or Tunisia” western balkans route, currently the main entryway to the continent. Recognized Hammer, “You have to implement this request for help from countries like Austria under great pressure on the way to the Western Balkans. They need to have an action plan to solve the problem they face.” minister, vit rakusan.
Balkan route
In the first 10 months of the year alone, 22,300 arrivals will have made this route, the highest number since 2015 and 141% more than a year ago. Syrians continue to top the list of asylum applications (11.860 in August), ahead of Afghans (10,675), whose arrivals have increased since the Taliban takeover, according to the latest statistics released by Eurostat this Friday. These two countries account for a third of all requests, surpassing Indians (4,170), Turks (4,105) and Venezuelans (3,565) with record entries since 2014.
According to the latest Eurostat comparison, Germany remains the country with the most applications (22% of the total), followed by Austria (18%), France (15%), Spain (11%) and Italy (8). %). Among the five countries, they added 74% of requests in August. When the Spanish Minister of the Interior arrived at the ministerial meeting, Fernando Grande-MarlaskaHe warned that none of the routes could be “neglected” and that an agreement had to be reached. “Asylum and Immigration Agreement” before the end of the European legislature.