Las peticiones de asilo en la UE caen un 4% hasta 1,2 millones en 2016, y suben un 7% en España.  Madrid © Europa Press.es.

Datos analizados:

• 1.2 million first time asylum seekers registered in 2016. In 2016, 1.204.300 first time asylum seekers applied for international protection in the Member States of the European Union (EU), a number slightly down compared with 2015 (when 1.257.000 first time applicants were registered) but almost double that of 2014 (562.700). © Eurostat.web.

Más información:

• New interactive infographic on asylum in the EU. © Eurostat.web.