Asylum applicants and first instance decisions on asylum applications: second quarter 2011 - Issue number 11/2012 - Products Statistics in Focus

Nearly 25 % more asylum applicants in the EU-27 during the second quarter of 2011, compared with the second quarter of 2010

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 Statistics in Focus are collected under the regulatory framework of Regulation 862/2007 on statistics on migration and international protection.