23/09/2020 (Agence Europe) – For the first time, asylum applications fell by almost 70% in the second quarter compared to the first quarter of 2020, i.e. 46,500 compared to 150,100, according to Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, on Tuesday 22 September. This sharp drop is due, among other things, to the containment measures and health restrictions from March 2020. With 7,700 new claimants between April and June, Syrians remain the highest number of applicants, followed by Afghans...