Asylum in the European Union

More than 42,000 applied for asylum in Greece last year

More than 42,000 refugees sought asylum in Greece last year, according to the European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion, ESPON, whose statistics showed that a total of 204,718 refugees arrived in the European Union in 2017.

According to the network, 42,305 refugees applied for asylum in Greece after crossing from Turkey in 2017.

EU funds sought for migrants

As migrant numbers continue to swell, Greece has asked for European Union funding to create accommodation for newcomers, Kathimerini understands.

According to a source inside the Migration Policy Ministry, a response from the EU is expected in mid-June. The source did not specify an exact figure, saying, "We are still in the stage of negotiations with the EU."

Budapest Strongly Objects to Fresh Proposal about Migration Drawn up by Bulgaria.

Jacopo Barigazzi, Politico - A new plan for reforming the EU's rules on asylum went down badly Tuesday, with Hungary accusing its authors of trying too hard to please Germany.

Bulgaria, which holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, unveiled its new plan — seen by POLITICO — at a meeting of EU ambassadors, but Budapest was bitterly opposed.

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