Svake godine gotovo 100.000 Europljana traži azil u zemljama Europske unije, i broj odobrenih zahtjeva je u porastu. Međutim, ovaj fenomen ostaje na marginama debate o pravu na azil, kao i one o proširenju EU.
In the second quarter of 2019 six percent of the citizens from Bangladesh applying for asylum in Italy got positive decisions.
In the second quarter of 2019 24 percent of the citizens from Iran applying for asylum in Germany got positive decisions.
In the second quarter of 2019 19 percent of the citizens from Guinea applying for asylum in France got positive decisions.