According to him, this is the highest figure since the Syrian “refugee crisis” of 2015-2016, when the number of applications exceeded 170,000 per month.
Syrians (15,500) were the largest group of applicants in September, followed by Afghans (13,700), who have been the largest monthly group since the Taliban took power in the summer of 2021. citizens of Turkey (5800) are in third place.
According to the EUAA, the partial conscription announced in Russia at the end of September is likely to be the reason for the increase in the number of applications from Russians (1600).
The number of cases currently being examined by national authorities in EU states now stands at 547.7 thousand, of which more than half have been awaiting examination for six months or more, the report said.
The agency notes that the increase in the number of asylum seekers, as well as a large number of Ukrainians seeking temporary protection, have become a source of “substantial pressure” on EU states.
Bit data UN on November 29the number of Ukrainians who left the country due to the Russian invasion amounted to 7.8 million, of which 4.7 million were granted temporary protection status in the EU and the UK.
On Nov. 2, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said Russia had invaded Ukraine on a massive scale forced about 14 million Ukrainians from their homeswhich was the fastest and largest movement of people in decades.
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