Eurostat releases key data on the Dublin system in 2023
According to recent figures published by Eurostat, Belgium sent 14.079 outgoing requests using the Dublin procedure, thus appearing in the top 5 countries that sent 86% of all outgoing requests in 2023. Belgium also reported 1.241 outgoing transfers in 2023.
Eurostat revealed key data on the Dublin system in 2023, inter alia:
- In 2023, EU countries sent 186.910 outgoing requests to transfer the responsibility to examine an asylum application and effectively implemented 16.869 outgoing transfers to other EU countries.
- Over the same period, 163.415 incoming requests and 14.414 incoming transfers from other EU countries were recorded.
- The largest numbers of outgoing requests using the Dublin procedure were sent by Germany (74.620) and France (48.724), representing 40 % and 26 % of the total number of outgoing requests recorded in 2023. They were followed by Belgium (14.079), Austria (13.558) and the Netherlands (9.955).
- The largest numbers of outgoing transfers were also reported by Germany (5.049) and France (2.739), followed by the Netherlands (1.807), Cyprus (1.539), Belgium (1.241) and Austria (1.240).
- The highest transfer rate was registered in Cyprus, with 74% (1.539 outgoing transfers to 2.067 outgoing requests), while Germany and France registered much lower rates, at 7% and 6%, respectively.
For further details, please read the press release from Eurostat.