EASO Latest Asylum Trends SCIFA Meeting 15-16 July 2020 EASO/AKC/SAU/DARS/2020/215 1 | SlideSalad | Date 2018

Asylum applications in the EU+ in the context of COVID-19 • Before the COVID-19 outbreak, asylum applications were much increased • In May applications down by 85 % compared to pre-COVID levels (10 200) • Continually more applications than illegal border crossings Source: EASO and Frontex data. SCIFA meeting, 15-16 July 2020 2 |EASO/AKC/SAU/DARS/2020/215 SlideSalad | Date 2018

Asylum applications in EU+ countries in the context of COVID-19 • Fewer containment measures in Sweden and less impacted asylum activities • In Germany the decrease much less evident, but continued in May • Very few applications in Spain – the main receiving country at the beginning of the year SCIFA meeting, 15-16 July 2020 Source: EASO data. 3 |EASO/AKC/SAU/DARS/2020/215 SlideSalad | Date 2018

Asylum applications vs emergency restrictive measures in the context of COVID-19 18 000                                                             300 16 000 250 14 000 12 000                                                             200 10 000 150 8 000 6 000                                                            100 4 000 50 2 000 0         2020/2 2020/3 0 2020/4 2020/5 2020/6 2020/7 2020/8 2020/9 2020/10 2020/11 2020/12 2020/13 Source: EASO 2020/14 2020/15 2020/16 2020/17 2020/18 2020/19 and ACAPS data. 2020/20 2020/21 2020/22 2020/23 2020/24 2020/25 2020/26 SCIFA meeting, 15-16 July 2020    Weekly asylum applications   COVID-19 Measures 4   |EASO/AKC/SAU/DARS/2020/215 SlideSalad | Date 2018

Fewer asylum decisions and a different caseload 60 000           First-instance decisions                 100% Recognition rate 50 000                                                                  (EU-regulated types of protection) 40 000 67% 30 000 52%         Largely due 20 000 to more decisions 33% 10 000 30%            on Syrians in Greece 0     Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 0% Feb Mar Apr May 2019           2020                                             April April SCIFA meeting, 15-16 July 2020           Source: EASO data.         2019                         2020 5    |EASO/AKC/SAU/DARS/2020/215 SlideSalad | Date 2018

Input vs output of asylum systems • More case closures Outflow (case closures) than applications lodged during the COVID-19 outbreak Inflow (applications lodged) Source: EASO data. SCIFA meeting, 15-16 July 2020 6           |EASO/AKC/SAU/DARS/2020/215 SlideSalad | Date 2018

But nearly half a million cases still open with asylum authorities (first instance) • The number of cases open at first instance decreased since the peak of February • Four in five cases pending in Spain (26 %), France, Greece (16 % each), Germany (11 %) and Italy (10 %) • Afghans (10 %), Syrians and Colombians (8 % each) and Source: EASO and Venezuelans (6 %) accounted for Eurostat data. 1/3 of the total SCIFA meeting, 15-16 July 2020 7 |EASO/AKC/SAU/DARS/2020/215 SlideSalad | Date 2018