27/05/2021 (Agence Europe) – West Africans and Moroccans lodged more asylum applications in March 2021 and contributed to an increase in first-time asylum applications in the EU, the European Asylum Support Office said on Thursday 27 May. In March 2021, approximately 40,200 applications for international protection were lodged; a stable number compared to the previous month, but showing a significant increase in the number of first-time applications (+17%) offset by a simultaneous decrease...