Eurostat Asylum decisions in the EU28

EU Member States granted protection to 135 700 asylum seekers in 2013 – Syrians main beneficiaries.

EU Member States granted protection to 135 700 asylum seekers in 2013 – Syrians main beneficiaries. The EU28 Member States granted protection to 135 700 asylum seekers in 2013, compared with 116 200 in 2012. Over the last five years, more than 570 000 asylum seekers were granted protection status1 in the EU.