Asylum applications to the EU dropped to a five-year-low in the first half of 2026, continuing a downward trend partly brought about by a hardening of migration policy, the bloc's asylum agency said on Sept. 10.

The number of asylum applications in the EU, as well as in Norway and Switzerland, fell again in the first half of this year.

Antalet asylansökningar sjönk under första halvåret 2026 till den lägsta nivån på fem år, meddelar EU:s asylmyndighet EUAA.