16/05/2018 (Agence Europe) – According to Eurostat, in 2017 around 31,400 asylum seekers in the European Union were considered to be unaccompanied minors. "This was nearly half the number recorded in 2016 (63,200 unaccompanied minors registered) and almost one-third of the peak registered in 2015 (95,200)", but"over two and a half times higher than the annual average during the period 2008-2013", Eurostat states. Unaccompanied minors accounted for 15% of all asylum applicants aged...