13.01.2022, ZDF

Asylum statistics for 2021 : How Europe undermines the right to asylum

In 2021, there were more asylum applications than at any time since 2017: this is according to newly published figures from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) on Wednesday. But the impression of a drastic increase is deceptive. A look at the data shows that fewer new people are coming to Germany than it appears. Above all, there are fewer applications than the dramatic migration situation at the European borders would actually imply. read more

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Region(s): Deutschland, Europa