Asylum purposes: Germany slips to fourth place for the primary time since 2015 | EUROtoday

In Germany, the variety of asylum seekers is falling extra considerably than it has been for years. Between January 1st and March thirty first, 2026, the European Union Asylum Agency (EUAA) registered 28,922 purposes for cover on this nation. That is round 23 p.c lower than in the identical interval final yr. The figures come from a report from the EU Commission dated April 1st that was labeled as “confidential” and which “Welt am Sonntag” reported upfront.

For Germany, this implies a historic finish to an extended sequence: for the primary time for the reason that refugee disaster in 2015, the Federal Republic is not accepting most purposes within the EU. France (34,643 purposes), Spain (32,630) and Italy (32,602) at the moment are forward of Germany.

The image has additionally modified noticeably on the subject of the nations of origin. According to the report, most requests for cover within the EU got here from folks from Venezuela (21,542), Afghanistan (21,402) and Bangladesh (9,738). Turkey follows in fourth place – Syria, for a few years crucial nation of origin for asylum in Europe, is barely in fifth place. Significantly fewer purposes are additionally coming from Ukraine: with 4,073 purposes, the quantity has fallen by 57 p.c in comparison with the identical interval final yr.