In which European country were the most asylum seekers from Albania registered?

2024-03-26 17:43:59Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

In which European country were the most asylum seekers from Albania registered?

According to Eurostat data, 1,048,900 first-time asylum applications were registered in EU countries in 2023, or 20% more than the previous year. These data confirm that Syria has been the main country of citizenship of asylum seekers in the EU for the last ten years. In 2023, Syrians submitted 183,000 first-time applications that accounted for 17% of the total number of first-time applications in an EU country. Afghanistan and Turkey are ranked second.

Even first-time applications registered by Albanians have been high. During 2023, a total of 6,895 applications were submitted in one of the EU countries. The interest of our citizens has been higher in countries such as France, Germany, Italy and Greece. Specifically, the highest number of applications for the first time by Albanian citizens was registered in France with 2,655 applications, followed by Germany with 1,580 applications and Italy with 1,485 applications. On the other hand, applications in Slovenia, Finland, and Iceland were a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10.

Scan Intel has also analyzed the data to understand the trend of applications at the regional level. At the top of the list with the highest number of applications for the first time to EU countries is our country, while in second place is North Macedonia with 3,725 applications, followed by Serbia with 2,765 applications and after it Kosovo with 2,305 applications. Meanwhile, Bosnia and Herzegovina with 920 applications and Montenegro with 200 applications are positioned last in the ranking.

We recall that in 2022, around 10,650 applications were registered for the first time by Albanians in one of the countries of the European Union, marking a decrease of 35.2%. The data show that Albanians have been oriented towards countries like France, Germany, Italy and Greece even in 2022.


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