"Slashed Asylum Apps: Faeser Celebrates Success"
Noticeable drop observed in asylum applications according to Faeser's observation
In a remarkable turn of events, the number of asylum applications in Germany has plummeted, reaching levels not seen in years. Acting Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, lauded the "tough bundle of measures" as the key factor behind this dramatic drop.
Last month, Bamf, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, registered 8,983 first-time asylum applications in Germany. Compared to the previous month, this figure represents a decrease of nearly 20%. In the first quarter, the drop was even more pronounced, with a staggering 44.8% decrease compared to the first quarter of the previous year. The leading countries of origin remained Syria, Afghanistan, and Turkey.
Minister Faeser deemed this decline a triumph for the policies of outgoing federal governments and collaborative efforts at the European level. "In the past two years, we have more than halved the number of asylum applications," she acknowledged. For the first time in many years, fewer than 10,000 first-time asylum applications were submitted in March, with significant drops in applications from Syria and Turkey.
Accordingly, data from January to March shows a total of 41,123 people applying for asylum in Germany. Of these, 36,136 were first-time applications, while 4,987 were subsequent applications.
Minister Faeser also highlighted that Germany had submitted the lowest number of asylum applications in the EU for the first time in years. She credited this achievement to a stringent package of measures, domestic German action, and close European cooperation, which has resulted in a significant reduction of irregular migration to Europe as a whole and specifically to Germany.
However, it's worth noting that a procedural delay applies to Syrian refugees since the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in early December, so decisions on their applications are currently on hold. The protection rate for people from Afghanistan was 55.4%, while that for asylum seekers from Turkey was 8%.
The reduction in asylum applications is a multifaceted issue linked to tightened immigration policies, changing demographics, public sentiment, economic concerns, and geopolitical landscapes. Factors such as stricter cash payments to migrants, increased deportations, improved conditions or increased dangers in home countries, a shifting public perception, and the economic strain of supporting asylum seekers have all played a part in this development.
Source: ntv.de, mpa/AFP
- Immigration policy
- Asylum seekers
- Refugees
- Germany
- Nancy Faeser
- European Union
- Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
- Minister Faeser emphasized the significant decrease in asylum applications, celebrating the impact of the tough immigration policies, particularly the collaborative efforts at the European Union level.
- In response to the successful community policy, Bamf, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, registered 8,983 first-time asylum applications from refugees such as those from Syria, Afghanistan, and Turkey.
- The employment policy implemented by outgoing federal governments, as acknowledged by Minister Faeser, has contributed to the more than 50% decrease in asylum applications received from refugee-origin countries, impacting the employment landscape in both Germany and the EU.
