The E.U. nations, Switzerland and Norway saw a record 1.3 million migrants apply for asylum in 2015, accounting for about one-tenth of all applications (11.6 million) received by those countries in the last 30 years.
According to Pew Research Center, which analyzed data from the E.U.’s statistical agency Eurostat, last year’s 1.3 million applications is close to double the last record, set in 1992, of 697,000 asylum applications. That surge was caused by the fall of the Iron Curtain after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
In 2015, Germany was the primary destination for asylum seekers. The country received 442,000 applications, the …read more
Source: Time
