Emigration slows down, requests for asylum from Albanian citizens in the EU drop by 32% for the 8th month

2023-10-25 22:40:00, Aktualitet CNA

Emigration slows down, requests for asylum from Albanian citizens in the EU drop

The pace of emigration of Albanian citizens seems to have slowed down this year, after peaking again in 2021-2022, after the lifting of pandemic restrictions.

Eurostat's data on asylum applications show that the rates of asylum requests from Albanian citizens have dropped significantly in the months of this year, especially during the summer period, when traditionally there were more escapes.

According to Eurostat, in the period January-August 2023 there were a total of 4,560 requests for asylum from Albanian citizens, with a decrease of 32% compared to the same period a year ago.

In July and August, asylum requests were halved compared to the corresponding periods of the previous year, while they were decreasing compared to the first months of the year.

During 2022, the opposite happened, with asylum requests increasing starting from May.

Asylum requests are the first indicator of the emigration trend. Last year there was a significant increase in them.

In 2022, according to Eurostat data, (since 2020 it reports data for the 27 countries of the European Union without the United Kingdom), in total there were 13.2 thousand applications for asylum in one of the countries of the European Union, the highest level high since 2020.

Compared to a year ago, asylum applications increased by 16%. While other data, published by the Office of Immigration Statistics, United Kingdom, show that the total number of asylum applications from Albanian citizens in the United Kingdom was 15,925, marking a record level for this country.

Together with the United Kingdom, the total number of applications in Europe reached 30 thousand, the highest level since 2006.

Applications from France drop significantly

France and Germany continued to be the two main destinations of Albanian citizens seeking asylum even in the 8th month of this year.

However, Eurostat data show that there is a significant decline towards France. Asylum requests to this country halved to 1,690, from 3,575 in the same period a year ago.

In Germany there were 1,015 requests for January-August, almost at the levels of a year ago. After them comes Italy with 1050 requests, Greece with 350, Belgium with 150./ Monitor Magazine

Emigration slows down, requests for asylum from Albanian citizens in the EU drop