- In the European Union, France remains a preferred destination for Albanian asylum seekers, with almost half of the applications, followed by Germany with 12% – despite one of the Commission’s criteria for Albania’s EU accession being the reduction of unfounded asylum cases.
- In terms of the UK, where currently around 30% of Albanians are granted asylum, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said that over 70% of all asylum seekers would see their cases granted if they were processed correctly.
- “Our research shows that the overwhelming majority of people coming to the UK on small boats make a claim for asylum.
Albanian asylum applications in EU soar amid calls to clamp down
