Preliminary data show that from the beginning of January to the middle of December 2025, about 780,200 requests were registered in 27 EU member states and partner countries Norway and Switzerland, according to a confidential report of the European Commission.
The information, which was forwarded to the EU member states, was obtained by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper and obtained by dpa for inspection. This represents a drop of around one-fifth compared to the same period in 2024 and is mainly attributable to a drop in the number of asylum applications from people from Syria, the report said.
Since the fall of the long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad at the end of 2024, Syrians hope for a better future, which results in less migration abroad, reports Hina.
The German Ministry of the Interior announced at the beginning of this month that significantly fewer asylum seekers have arrived in the country. According to official data, the number of first claims fell by 51 percent to 113,236 in 2025 compared to 2024.
The European Commission’s report takes into account both first and subsequent requests.
About 149,100 requests were submitted in Germany during the reporting period. It is followed by France with 148,600 requests, Spain with 137,300 requests and Italy with 125,800 requests.
Without giving specific figures, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner said that 2025 was a good year for European migration policy.
The European Union has made consistent progress with the reform of migration and asylum laws and has implemented key parts of the legislative package, Brunner said at the turn of the year.
These include stronger protection of external borders and accelerated procedures. The results are clearly visible: illegal border crossings have fallen by more than half since 2023, the commissioner said.
(Vijesti.ba)
