Greece received 9,310 applications for asylum from migrants in 2011, the most coming from Pakistan (25 percent), Georgia (12 percent) and Afghanistan (7 percent), according to a report on "Asylum in the EU 27" released by Eurostat on Friday, while the total number of asylum applications registered in the 27 EU member states rose to 201,000. Greece examined a total 8,760 asylum applications in 2011, of which 180 were approved and 8,490 were rejected, Eurostat said.
(24.03.2012) ATHENS NEWS
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