-7.5% first-instance asylum seekers in July: Eurostat

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCT 21 - In July 2024, 74,695 first-time asylum seekers (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, a 7.5% decrease from July 2023 (80,735), Eurostat announced today. According to the monthly bulletin, there were 7,145 second-instance applications in the same month, representing a 26.2% increase over July 2023.
    Syrians remain the largest group of asylum seekers (12,295 first-time applicants). They are followed by Afghans (6,030) and Venezuelans (5,170). Germany (18,505), Italy (13,235), Spain (11,925), and France (11,300) continued to receive the most asylum seekers, accounting for 74% of all first-instance applications in the EU. (ANSA).