Number of Georgian asylum seekers in Germany down 20%
The number of Georgian asylum seekers to Germany increased after signing the EU-Georgia visa free deal in March 2017.Photo:berlincitytours.com.
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The number of Georgian asylum seekers in Germany has decreased 20 per cent, official figures from the German migration agency read.
The agency says that they have received 2,111 applications from Georgians requesting asylum between January and June 2019, while the figure stood at 2,640 in the same period of 2018.
In 2018 4,265 Georgian requested asylum in Germany in total, which was 23 per cent more compared to the data of 2017.
The German parliament declared Georgia a safe country last year, which means that nobody is politically persecuted in Georgia and chances are very low for Georgians to receive asylum in the country.
The Georgian government implemented restrictions last year to combat illegal migration of Georgians to the EU to preserve the EU-Georgia visa free deal signed in 2017.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said that Georgian citizens ask for asylum in the EU in vain, given that most European countries have put Georgia on the list of safe countries.
About 1.4 million Georgians have left the country between 2002 and 2017, a study conducted by the NGO Society and Banks with the support of the Ilia University Financial Education Centre reads.
The German Bundestag has declared Georgia a safe country on January 18, meaning that Georgians will not be eligible to seek asylum in Germany.
The number of Georgian asylum seekers has been decreased in Germany by 26.5 per cent, officials figures read.
The number of Georgian asylum seekers in Denmark has decreased three times compared to last year, Danish Immigration Service reports.
Pre-flight checks will be introduced for Georgian nationals at Georgian airports before leaving for the EU Schengen zone to protect the EU-Georgia visa free deal signed in 2017, EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell said earlier today.
Germany has gifted 12 new vehicles to the Georgian Defence Ministry - eight water tank careers and four container careers.