Approximately 16,500 Albanian citizens sought asylum in European Union countries and Great Britain in the first half of this year.
According to the report of the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), published on Wednesday, in the period January-June 2023, 4779 asylum requests were submitted by Albanian citizens in European Union countries, of which 3602 for the first half of the year.
According to the European Asylum Agency, 3,444 applications submitted in other years are waiting to be examined, while out of the 4,642 decisions given, the percentage of positive decisions is very low for Albanian citizens and does not exceed 1%.
According to british authorities in england, 11,790 Asylum applications were submitted by albanians In the first 6 Months of this year.
The trend of asylum applications from Albanians continues to remain very high compared not only to countries in the region, but also more broadly.
According to data from British immigration authorities, Albanians in England rank first in asylum requests for the first half of this year, surpassing citizens from Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, according to the european asylum Agency, A Total of 519,000 asylum applications were Submitted in european Union countries in the first half Of 2023, marking a 28% increase compared to the first half of 2022.
"Based on current trends, applications could exceed 1 million by the end of 2023," the Agency's report states.
"Many EU countries are under pressure to process applications and protect people in need, as the number of cases awaiting decisions has increased by 34% by 2022," the report says.
In addition, approximately four Million ukrainian refugees are under Temporary Protection.
The European Asylum Agency reports that these parallel trends present significant challenges for asylum authorities and reception systems in the European Union and, by June 2023, it had provided operational assistance to 13 Member States.
