Nina Gregori (EASO) - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org Let No Man Take Your Crown Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:23:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-1.06.13-PM-32x32.png Nina Gregori (EASO) - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org 32 32 EU reports significant increase in asylum applications https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/eu-reports-significant-increase-in-asylum-applications/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eu-reports-significant-increase-in-asylum-applications Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:23:40 +0000 http://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=31160 Figures have increased for the first time since the refugee influx in 2015. However, not all countries of origin have the same acceptance rates. Asylum applications in the EU increased from 2018 to 2019 by 13%, according to figures released Wednesday by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). This marks the first year-on-year increase since 2015. More...

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Family of asylum seekers at refugee camp in Greece (Getty Images/AFP/A. Messinis)

Asylum applications in the EU increased from 2018 to 2019 by 13%, according to figures released Wednesday by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO).

This marks the first year-on-year increase since 2015. More than 714,000 applications for asylum were lodged in the EU in 2019, compared to 2018, when fewer than 635,000 were registered.

Read more: EU-Turkey refugee deal: Will the fragile agreement hold?

“Today’s figures highlight that while we remain well below the situation of a few years ago, we need to continue to be vigilant and strengthen our asylum practices,” said EASO Executive Director Nina Gregori.

“A sustainable, fair and crisis-proof asylum system in the European Union is needed,” she added.

Twice as many Venezuelan applicants

The top three countries of origin for asylum seekers were Syria (72,000), Afghanistan (60,000) and Venezuela (45,000). The figure for Venezuela is more than twice that in 2018, reflecting the Latin American country’s recent economic and political turmoil.

However, only 5% of Venezuelans who applied were granted asylum, compared to over 80% of Syrians, Yemenis, and Eritreans.

Read more: Opinion: Europe is paying for African migrant deterrence

The increase in applications was mostly accounted for by the large number of applications made by residents of countries who were exempt to visas. For example, residents of several Latin American countries can enter the EU without visa requirements.

This explains why while the number of applications has risen, illegal entries — for example on boats across the Mediterranean — have fallen in recent years.

Source: https://www.dw.com/en/eu-reports-significant-increase-in-asylum-applications/a-52538306

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]]> Numbers of asylum seekers surge in Spain as Venezuelans take refuge in Europe https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/numbers-of-asylum-seekers-surge-in-spain-as-venezuelans-take-refuge-in-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=numbers-of-asylum-seekers-surge-in-spain-as-venezuelans-take-refuge-in-europe Mon, 24 Jun 2019 21:21:36 +0000 http://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=27973 Refugees from crisis-hit Venezuela are driving up the number of asylum seekers in Europe according to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) annual report findings According to Nina Gregori, the EASO’s new Executive Director, the number of asylum seekers increased by 11% in the first half of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. Spain is the top choice...

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According to Nina Gregori, the EASO’s new Executive Director, the number of asylum seekers increased by 11% in the first half of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.
Spain is the top choice for most Venezuelans due to the ease of moving to a country with both language and cultural ties. A total of 18,400 asylum applications were filed by Venezuelan citizens, all of whom were fleeing the months-long political struggle between pro- and anti-regime forces.
That number, which was registered between January through May of this year, was twice as many as the same period in 2018, making it the second ethnic group with the highest number of applications in Europe after Syria.
Due to Venezuela’s economic collapse, an estimated 3 million Venezuelans have fled the country in recent years. Most of the people that leave the area choose to go to Venezuela’s neighboring countries, but those who seek refuge in the EU, end up in Spain.

Source: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/numbers-of-asylum-seekers-surge-in-spain-as-venezuelans-take-refuge-in-europe/

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