For the first time since the inception of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), Europe was called to assist such a high number of people seeking protection. In 2023, asylum applications rose to levels reminiscent of the 2015-2016 refugee crisis. But in reality, countries provided protection to far more people, as over 4.3 million beneficiaries of temporary protection were recorded since the beginning of the Russian invasion, on top of the over 1.1 million asylum seekers in 2023.
Authors
- Catalogue number
- BZ-AH-24-001-EN-N
- Citation
- European Union Agency for Asylum, Asylum report 2024 – Annual report on the situation of asylum in the European Union – Executive summary , Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2847/075148
- DOI
- https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2847/075148
- ISBN
- 978-92-9403-977-4
- ISSN
- 2600-2957
- Pages
- 28
- Published in
- Belgium
- Themes
- Fundamental rights
Table of Contents
- Contents 5
- Introduction 6
- 1. Global developments in the field of asylum in 2023 7
- 2. Major developments in asylum in the European Union in 2023 8
- 3. Functioning of the Common European Asylum System 9
- Box 1. Temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine 9
- 3.1. Access to procedures 10
- 3.2. The Dublin procedure 12
- 3.3. Special procedures to assess protection needs 13
- 3.4. Processing asylum applications at first instance 14
- 3.5. Processing asylum applications at second or higher instance 15
- 3.6. Reception of applicants for international protection 16
- 3.7. Aspects of detention involving applicants and former applicants 17
- 3.8. Access to information 17
- 3.9. Legal assistance and representation 18
- 3.10. Interpretation services 18
- 3.13. Content of protection 20
- 3.14. Resettlement and humanitarian admissions 21
- 4. Children and people with special needs in the asylum procedure 22
- 5. EUAA support in 2023 24
- Concluding remarks 26