10 things to do this week

15.10 - 22.10 2019
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Win Shannon Wright tix

21.10.2019

The Rotondes crew has struck again with 3 pairs of tickets for the upcoming Shannon Wright show to give away to our readers.

Fewer refugee requests during first half of 2018

News • Current affairs • 18.07.2018 • Aaron Grunwald
A graphic published by Luxembourg’s immigration service shows the cumulative number of applications for international protection that has received in the first half of this year, 2017 and 2016. Image credit: Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes / Direction de l’immigration (PDF)

A graphic published by Luxembourg’s immigration service shows the cumulative number of applications for international protection that has received in the first half of this year, 2017 and 2016. Image credit: Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes / Direction de l’immigration (PDF)

Luxembourg received 151 asylum applications in June, bringing the year’s running total to 850 requests for international protection, the immigration service has said.

Between January and June 2017, Luxembourg received 1,210 applications, according to government figures released on 17 July. The figure was 894 for the first six months of 2016.

The figures include both asylum-seekers who arrived directly in Luxembourg and refugees who were relocated here under the EU’s migration scheme.

Immigration Service • luxembourg • EU • migration • asylum • refugees • Dublin II • Dublin III