While the European border agency Frontex reported a drop in the number of refugees and migrants arriving in the EU from 2015 to 2016, the increase in the number of people being granted asylum may at least partly reflect lengthy procedures.
The 28 EU Member States granted protection status to 710,400 asylum seekers a year ago, more than double that of 2015, Eurostat, the EU's statistical office reported on Wednesday.
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It came after more than a million people entered Europe, most fleeing conflict in Syria or Iraq but some also looking for jobs. Of the 405 600 Syrians granted protection status in the European Union, more than 70% were recorded in Germany (294 700). Sweden took in nearly 45,000. The State offered 645 people refugee status while 140 people were offered subsidiary protection.
In 2016, over 1 100 000 first instance decisions on asylum applications were made in the EU Member States and a further 221 000 final decisions following an appeal. Germany was followed by Sweden which accepted 69,350 applicants (double the number of 2015), Italy which accepted 35,450 (+20%), France which accepted 35,170 (+35%), Austria which accepted 31,750 (+79%) and the Netherlands which accepted 21,825 (+28%). About 673,000 (61%) of the first-level requests were granted and 38,000 (17%) of the appeals were. Syrians keep having the best chances granting asylum with 98% of applications receiving a positive reply, followed by Eritreans and asylum-seekers that are stateless.
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