Transit centres for asylum seekers
 
Germany plans “transit centres” on its border with Austria for asylum seekers registered in other EU countries. They could then be returned directly from the centres to their point of entry nation into Europe

Asylum  applications
Total 
Germany

2011  53,235    309,040
12    77,485    335,285  
13   126,705    431,085
14   202,645    626,965
15   476,510  1,321,590
16   745,155  1,259,970
17   222,560    705,680

           
*European Commission has awarded
€45.6 million in emergency assistance to Spain and Greece to take back asylum seekers

GERMANY 222,560
ITALY 128,850
FRANCE 99,330
GREECE* 58,650
UK 33,780
SPAIN* 31,120
SWEDEN 26,325
AUSTRIA 24,715
OTHERS 80,350

Sources: European Commission, Eurostat, UNHCR        © GRAPHIC NEWS