Sharp fall in number of people seeking asylum in EU
(The Guardian Germany)

Almost 730,000 applications were made in 2017, a 44% drop on the 1.3m made in 2016 Fewer people sought asylum in the European Union last year, although numbers remain higher than before the arrival of 1 million people in 2015 triggered a political crisis that continues to divide Europe.Showing a sharp drop in asylum claims, the latest report from the EU´s asylum office was published on Monday after emergency talks in the German government over asylum policy and a bitter standoff between EU nations over a migrant rescue ship that eventually docked in Spain after being banned from Italy and Malta. Continue reading...