25/04/2019 (Agence Europe) – In 2018, Member States granted protection to almost 333,400 asylum seekers, a figure down by almost 40% compared to 2017 (533,000), Eurostat reported on 25 April. In addition to these asylum seekers, they have also welcomed more than 24,800 resettled refugees. The main beneficiaries in 2018 remained the citizens of Syria (96,100 people, or 29% of the total number of people granted protection), Afghanistan (53,500, or 16%) and Iraq (24,600, 7%). Of the 96,100...