Germany sees sharp drop in asylum applications in August

BERLIN: Asylum applications in Germany fell by almost 60 percent in August compared with the same month last year as the government pursued a crackdown on migration, interior ministry figures showed on Tuesday. A total of 7,803 people applied for asylum for the first time in August, compared with 18,427 last year, the ministry said, confirming figures first published by the Bild daily. The drop comes as Germany pursues various measures to curb migration under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who took office in May.

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