{"id":76566,"date":"2025-02-20T21:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T20:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=76566"},"modified":"2025-02-20T22:14:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:14:54","slug":"asylum-applications-from-albanians-drop-to-the-lowest-level-in-a-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/asylum-applications-from-albanians-drop-to-the-lowest-level-in-a-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Asylum Applications from Albanians Drop to the Lowest Level in a Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Asylum applications from Albanians have decreased in 2024. According to Eurostat data, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">6.8 thousand Albanian nationals applied for international protection in EU countries<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, marking a <\/span><span class=\"s1\">21% decline<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> from 2023 and the <\/span><span class=\"s1\">lowest figure in a decade<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The report provides data for the first 11 months of the previous year. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">France remains the top destination for Albanian asylum seekers<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, with <\/span><span class=\"s1\">2,100 applications<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, accounting for <\/span><span class=\"s1\">31% of the total applications in the EU<\/span><span class=\"s2\">. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Italy ranks second<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> with <\/span><span class=\"s1\">1,735 applications (26%)<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, followed by <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Germany with 1,355 applications (20%)<\/span><span class=\"s2\">. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Greece is the fourth most preferred country, receiving 940 applications<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, while <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Belgium (335) and Ireland (165) follow<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">For many nationals from different parts of the world, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">asylum is no longer their primary hope for a better life<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, as application numbers have declined across the board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">In <\/span><span class=\"s1\">November 2024<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, a total of <\/span><span class=\"s1\">75,045 first-time asylum applicants<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> (non-EU nationals) sought international protection in EU countries, representing a <\/span><span class=\"s1\">14% decrease<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> compared to <\/span><span class=\"s1\">October 2024 (86,920)<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> and a <\/span><span class=\"s1\">31% drop from November 2023 (108,895)<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">In <\/span><span class=\"s1\">November 2024<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, Syrians remained the largest group of asylum seekers, with <\/span><span class=\"s1\">11,565 first-time applicants<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, followed by <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Venezuelans (7,210) and Afghans (5,880)<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">A total of <\/span><span class=\"s1\">2,820 unaccompanied minors<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> applied for asylum for the first time in the EU, with most coming from <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Syria (860), Egypt (395), and Afghanistan (385)<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Germany (16,820), Spain (14,925), Italy (11,620), and France (11,345)<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> continued to receive the highest number of first-time asylum applications, accounting for <\/span><span class=\"s1\">73% of all first-time applicants in the EU<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asylum applications from Albanians have decreased in 2024. According to Eurostat data, 6.8 thousand Albanian nationals applied for international protection in EU countries, marking a 21% decline from 2023 and the lowest figure in a decade. The report provides data for the first 11 months of the previous year. 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