Why are asylum applications in Germany and EU down?
[ad_1] Representative Image (File Image) Fewer and fewer people are seeking asylum in Germany, according to reports in the nation's media, but experts say the data should be interpreted with caution.On the weekend, the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported as yet unreleased data showing France received the EU's most applications for asylum — 40,871 — ahead of Spain (39,318) and Germany (37,387) in the first three months of 2025.Though that data is unconfirmed by the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA), a decline in applications to Germany has been evident in recent reports published by the bloc and the country's own Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).This week, BAMF reported 10,647 applications filed in Germany for March, the lowest for any month since the COVID-19 pandemic began.Numbers show a downward trendGermany has long been the EU's top receiver of […]