In 2019, the European Union granted international protection to 295,800 asylum seekers, 27% of whom were Syrians, the statistical office of the EU (Eurostat) said in a press release on Monday 27 April.
This proportion is 6% lower than in 2018 (316,200 recognised cases). After the Syrians, Afghans (40,000 or 14%) and Venezuelans (37,500 or 13%) were the most successful in obtaining protection, with nearly a 40-fold increase in the number of Venezuelans in 2019 compared to 2018. Germany and...