The number of asylum applications lodged by Ukrainian nationals in the Schengen+ area decreased by 5%.
EU satisfies a mere 10.2% of Ukrainian asylum seekers' applications 10:50, 11 July 2020 POLITICS 328 0 The number of asylum applications lodged by Ukrainian nationals in the Schengen+ area decreased by 5%.
The report was released on July 10, 2020. The number of asylum applications lodged by Ukrainian nationals in the Schengen+ area decreased by 5%, with 9,505 applications lodged in 2019 compared to 10,035 applications lodged in 2018. In the first quarter of 2020, some 1,570 asylum applications were reported, 41% less than in the same period of 2019.
Between 2018 and 2019, the number of refusals of entry for Ukrainian nationals in the Schengen+ area increased by 25% (from 53,185 to 66,390) as well as the number of Ukrainian nationals found to be illegally staying increased by 11% (from 37,410 to 41,705).
The report assesses the fulfilment of the visa liberalisation requirements by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, as well as Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. It concluded that the countries concerned continue to meet the visa liberalisation requirements, and that visa-free movement continues to bring positive economic, social and cultural benefits to EU Member States and partner countries.
SOURCE: UNIAN
