Requests for asylum in Italy
rose 46% in 2016, Eurostat said Thursday, compared to a 63% rise
in the top country, Germany. Overall, asylum requests in Europe
fell slightly to 1,204,300, from 1,257,000 in 2015, but were
still more than double 2014's 562,700. Most requests were made
in Germany (722,300, or 60% of the total), followed by Italy
(121,200, 10%), France (76,000, 6%), Greece (49,900, 4%),
Austria (39,900, 3%) and the United Kingdom (38,300, 3%).
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