Asylum decisions in the EU. EU Member States granted protection to more than 185,000 asylum seekers in 2014. Syrians remain the main beneficiaries

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Series Details No.82, 2015 (12.05.15)
Publication Date 12/05/2015
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The 27 EU Member States for which data are available granted protection status to 185,000 asylum seekers in 2014, up by almost 50% compared with 2013. Since 2008, more than 750,000 asylum seekers have been granted protection status in the EU.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/6827382/3-12052015-AP-EN.pdf/
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