Austria is at the center of extremely worrying announcements due to which Romania's accession to Schengen is being delayed, and this is because, as you can see below, we are talking about the fact that over 880.000 asylum applications were registered in Europe, with 64 % more than during 2021, and the Austrians were at the top with the number of applications per capita.
Austria alone announced that the number of asylum applications increased sharply in 2022 compared to 2021, and now the institutions of the European Commission confirm this as well, which of course generates a lot of concern, Romania's entry into Schengen being blocked due to the large number of asylum applications registered by the government in Vienna, and that doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon.
Austria had announced the other day that the number of asylum applications and illegal migrants arriving in the country is decreasing, but despite this, more measures are needed to further reduce illegal migration, plus the number of asylum applications, but it remains to be seen how long it will take until everything is applied in the EU.
"More than 880.000 first-time asylum seekers sought refuge in EU countries last year, an increase of 64% compared to 2021. Cyprus, with a population of around 1,2 million people, recorded the highest number of applicants of asylum for the first time, at 23.864 per million. people.
Austria ranked second, with 11.848 applicants per million inhabitants. Almost half of the applicants were from Asia or the Middle East, with Syria (15%) and Afghanistan (13%) leading the list of countries of origin for several consecutive years. Venezuela and Turkey both accounted for 6% of the EU total."
