Asylum applicants and first instance decisions on asylum applications: first quarter 2012 - Issue number 8/2012 - Products Data in Focus

This quarterly publication gives an insight into recent developments in international protection including applicants for asylum and first instance decisions on asylum applications. These data are supplied to Eurostat by the national Ministries of Interior and related official agencies. Most of the statistics presented in this Data in Focus are collected under the regulatory framework of Regulation 862/2007 on statistics on migration and international protection.