EASO releases overview of 2017 EU+ asylum trends. In 2017, EU+ countries recorded 706,913 asylum applications. This is a decrease of 43% compared to 2016, and the second consecutive year with fewer applications after the unprecedented influx in 2015 and 2016. Despite this decrease, the 2017 total remained at a slightly higher level than the number of applications lodged in 2014, indicating that the asylum-related inflow in the EU+ remained considerable (Easo © Press Release).

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• 706.913 Solicitudes de asilo. El ‘tapón’ a la inmigración empieza a funcionar en la UE. © Noticias de Álava.com. 
• Las solicitudes de asilo se desploman un 43% en la Unión Europea en el 2017. © El Periódico.com.