EU asylum claims drop to lowest level in 12 years amid COVID-19 border closures

euronews (in English) 2020-06-12

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Human rights advocates say coronavirus lockdowns have worsened the plight of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty by making many of them unable to lodge asylum applications.View on euronews

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