- Between January and June 2022, 5,800 Albanians sought asylum in the European Union, double figures from 2021, while the UK, which saw some 6,000 Albanian asylum seekers this summer has been forced to u-turn on claims of fast-tracked returns.
- In the first seven months of 2022, 5,800 Albanians sought asylum in the European Union making it one of the leading countries for asylum requests in the bloc, year after year, despite being a safe country of origin.
- The admission that the returns deal made with the Albanian government “does not apply to asylum seekers” was made in a letter to the NGO Care4Calais, signalling a massive climbdown for the British government.
EU sees sharp increase in Albanian asylum requests
