Record number of examination of asylum applications in Cyprus in Q1 2021, EASO offial says

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Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), Nina Gregori, said on Wednesday that in the first quarter of 2021, Cyprus issued 3,470 decisions concerning political asylum applications, which is a record number since EU records began in 2008. Gregori, who is visiting Cyprus, held a meeting with Minister of the Interior Nicos Nouris, with whom she discussed the problems with the increased flows of immigrants coming to Cyprus. In her statements, Gregori said that she thanked the Minister and his …

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