09/09/2022 (Agence Europe) – More than 4.6 million people have sought protection in the EU since the beginning of the year, between the 4.2 million Ukrainians who have applied for temporary protection and other asylum seekers, the EU’s asylum agency said on 9 September. In the first half of the year, EU countries (including the Schengen associated countries) received around 406,000 asylum applications, an increase of 68% compared to the same period in 2021. In June, around 73,100...