Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015

A record 1.3 million migrants applied for asylum in the 28 member states of the European Union, Norway and Switzerland in 2015 – nearly double the previous high water mark of roughly 700,000 that was set in 1992 after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the collapse of the Soviet Union, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical agency published in August 2016.

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ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

Pew Research Center: Europeans Fear Wave of Refugees Will Mean More Terrorism, Fewer Jobs, July 2016 http://www.pewglobal.org/files/2016/07/Pew-Research-Center-EU-Refugees-and-National-Identity-Report-FINAL-July-11-2016.pdf

ESO: Background information: Irregular Migrant, Refugee Arrivals in Europe Top One Million in 2015: IOM http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-irregular-migrant-refugee-arrivals-in-europe-top-one-million-in-2015-iom/

Elcano Real Institute: Analysis of the Elcano Real Institute: 09.02.16: How immigrant integration unfolds http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/wcm/connect/eb6a7c004b9c6fc999c4bb6e9c1af357/ARI17-2016-Contucci-Sandell-How-inmigrant-integration-unfolds.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=eb6a7c004b9c6fc999c4bb6e9c1af357

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