Consumer
price levelsPrice
levels varied in 2013 from 48% of the EU28 average in Bulgaria
to
140% in Denmark
In
2013, price levels for consumer goods and services1
differed widely across Member States. Denmark
(140% of the EU28 average)
had
the highest price level, followed by Sweden
(130%), Luxembourg
and Finland
(both 123%). Price levels of 10% to 20% above the EU28 average were
found in Ireland
(118%), the United
Kingdom
(114%)
and the Netherlands
(110%), while Belgium
and France
(both 109%), Austria
(107%), Italy
(103%) and Germany
(102%) had levels less than 10% above the average.
Spain
(95%) was just below the EU28 average, while Greece
(89%), Cyprus
and Portugal
(both 86%), Slovenia
(83%), Estonia
and
Malta
(both 80%) were between 10% and 20% below. Price levels at around 30%
to 35% below the average were observed in the Czech
Republic,
Latvia
and
Slovakia
(all 71%), Croatia
(68%) and Lithuania
(65%), and levels at around 40% below in Hungary
(60%),
Poland
and Romania
(both 57%). The lowest price level was found in Bulgaria
(48%).
These
data come from an article2
published by Eurostat,
the statistical office of the European Union.
Price
level indices for consumer goods and services, 2013 (EU28=100)
Food
price levels varied from 62% to 140% of the EU28 average
Price
levels for food and non-alcoholic beverages in 2013 ranged from 62%
of the EU28 average in Poland
to 140% of the average in Denmark.
Differences in price levels between Member States were less
pronounced for this product group than for the total of goods and
services. For
alcoholic beverages and tobacco, prices were lowest in Bulgaria
(59%
of the average) and highest in Ireland
(178%). This large price variation is mainly due to differences in
taxation of these products among Member States.
Clothing
is one of the groups of products showing a smaller price variation
among Member States, with Hungary
(75%
of the average) cheapest and Sweden
(130%) most expensive. Consumer electronics is another group of
products where prices differed less among Member States, ranging from
86% of the average in Poland
to 113% in Denmark,
Cyprus
and Malta.
With
the exception of Denmark
(155% of the average), price differences among Member States were
also limited for personal transport equipment, with levels varying
from 81% of the average in the
Czech Republic
to
117% in the
Netherlands.
For
restaurants and hotels, price variations were more significant, with
price levels ranging from 47% of the average in Bulgaria
to 149% of the average in Denmark.
Price
level indices for consumer goods and services1,
2013 (EU28=100)
|
|
Total
|
Food
& non-alcoholic beverages
|
Alcoholic
beverages & tobacco
|
Clothing
|
Consumer
electronics
|
Personal
transport equipment
|
Restaurants
& hotels
|
|
EU28
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
|
Belgium
|
109
|
112
|
96
|
106
|
107
|
103
|
116
|
|
Bulgaria
|
48
|
69
|
59
|
82
|
95
|
85
|
47
|
|
Czech
Republic
|
71
|
84
|
78
|
91
|
92
|
81
|
58
|
|
Denmark
|
140
|
140
|
124
|
124
|
113
|
155
|
149
|
|
Germany
|
102
|
108
|
90
|
102
|
94
|
98
|
97
|
|
Estonia
|
80
|
88
|
83
|
106
|
104
|
87
|
77
|
|
Ireland
|
118
|
117
|
178
|
98
|
105
|
111
|
128
|
|
Greece
|
89
|
102
|
92
|
94
|
103
|
94
|
88
|
|
Spain
|
95
|
93
|
87
|
87
|
99
|
101
|
91
|
|
France
|
109
|
108
|
108
|
104
|
104
|
104
|
111
|
|
Croatia
|
68
|
93
|
77
|
94
|
103
|
94
|
74
|
|
Italy
|
103
|
112
|
98
|
107
|
99
|
97
|
110
|
|
Cyprus
|
86
|
108
|
97
|
89
|
113
|
92
|
97
|
|
Latvia
|
71
|
87
|
84
|
103
|
97
|
88
|
75
|
|
Lithuania
|
65
|
78
|
73
|
101
|
100
|
88
|
64
|
|
Luxembourg
|
123
|
118
|
86
|
101
|
94
|
95
|
107
|
|
Hungary
|
60
|
80
|
66
|
75
|
94
|
86
|
53
|
|
Malta
|
80
|
100
|
99
|
94
|
113
|
101
|
89
|
|
Netherlands
|
110
|
97
|
108
|
105
|
103
|
117
|
115
|
|
Austria
|
107
|
122
|
90
|
97
|
95
|
104
|
106
|
|
Poland
|
57
|
62
|
73
|
90
|
86
|
85
|
75
|
|
Portugal
|
86
|
90
|
86
|
95
|
99
|
116
|
77
|
|
Romania
|
57
|
69
|
74
|
87
|
101
|
87
|
52
|
|
Slovenia
|
83
|
99
|
83
|
98
|
101
|
88
|
86
|
|
Slovakia
|
71
|
88
|
80
|
99
|
94
|
84
|
68
|
|
Finland
|
123
|
123
|
135
|
118
|
109
|
114
|
128
|
|
Sweden
|
130
|
125
|
141
|
130
|
110
|
108
|
146
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
114
|
101
|
161
|
93
|
102
|
97
|
108
|
|
Iceland
|
112
|
120
|
171
|
137
|
141
|
117
|
123
|
|
Norway
|
155
|
177
|
259
|
141
|
111
|
160
|
189
|
|
Switzerland
|
156
|
150
|
120
|
119
|
94
|
106
|
152
|
|
Montenegro
|
56
|
78
|
57
|
96
|
97
|
87
|
63
|
|
former
Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia
|
47
|
59
|
38
|
77
|
92
|
85
|
42
|
|
Serbia
|
54
|
75
|
53
|
98
|
90
|
84
|
50
|
|
Turkey
|
64
|
85
|
100
|
68
|
96
|
108
|
78
|
|
Albania
|
51
|
69
|
42
|
69
|
103
|
79
|
42
|
|
Bosnia
& Herzegovina
|
53
|
75
|
50
|
92
|
97
|
85
|
59
|
- The data in this article are based on the results of price surveys covering more than 2400 consumer goods and services across Europe, which are part of the Eurostat-OECD Purchasing Power Parity program. Price level indices (PLIs) provide a comparison of countries' price levels relative to the European Union average: if the price level index is higher than 100, the country concerned is relatively more expensive than the EU average, while if the price level index is lower than 100, then the country is relatively cheaper than the EU average. The EU average is calculated as the weighted average of the national PLIs, weighted by expenditure corrected for price level differences.
The
overall price levels included in this News Release relate to the
concept of household final consumption expenditure (HFCE), which
consists of all expenditure incurred by households on goods and
services for consumption, including also rents for housing. HFCE does
not include expenditure on goods or services that are consumed by
households but incurred by government or non-profit institutions, for
instance, government education services or healthcare. Furthermore,
the HFCE does not include purchase of housing. The following
subcategories are shown in this News Release:
|
Subcategories |
Include |
|
Food
& non-alcoholic beverages |
Bread
and cereals, meat, fish, milk, cheese, eggs, oils and fats,
fruits, vegetables, potatoes, other food, non-alcoholic beverages
|
|
Alcoholic
beverages & tobacco |
Spirits,
wine, beer and tobacco
|
|
Clothing |
Clothing
materials, men's, women's, children’s and infant’s clothing,
other articles of clothing and clothing accessories. Excludes
cleaning, repair and hire of clothing
|
|
Consumer
electronics |
E.g.
televisions, DVD players, receivers, audio systems, MP3 players,
cameras, camcorders, desktop and laptop computers, monitors,
printers, scanners, software, music CDs, movie DVDs, empty CDs and
DVDs. Excludes
repair of such equipment.
|
|
Personal
transport equipment |
Motor
cars, motor cycles and bicycles and excludes maintenance and
repair of personal transport equipment, spare parts and fuel.
|
|
Restaurants
& hotels |
E.g.
restaurants, cafés, pubs, bars, canteens, hotels, youth hostels.
|
The
subcategories shown in the News Release comprise only a part of total
HFCE, and therefore the total price level index for a Member State is
not the aggregation of these six subcategories.
- Eurostat, Statistics Explained article, " Comparative price levels of consumer goods and services ":
Issued
by: Eurostat
Press Office
Louise
CORSELLI-NORDBLAD
Tel:
+352-4301-33 444
For
further information on the data:
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KURKOWIAK
Tel:
+352-4301-36 652
STAT/14/98
19
June 2014
Asylum
decisions in the EU28
EU
Member States granted protection to 135 700 asylum seekers in 2013
Syrians
main beneficiaries
The
EU28
Member States granted protection to 135 700 asylum seekers in 2013,
compared with 116 200 in 2012. Over the last five years, more than
570 000 asylum seekers were granted protection status1
in the EU.
EU
refers to EU27 for the years 2008 to 2011 and to EU28 for the years
2012 and 2013
These
data2
on the results of asylum decisions in the EU28
are released by Eurostat,
the statistical office of the European Union on
the occasion of the World Refugee Day3
on 20 June 2014.
Syrians
accounted for a quarter of all persons granted protection status in
the EU28
The
three largest groups of beneficiaries of protection status in the
EU28
in 2013 remained citizens of Syria
(35 800 persons or 26% of the total number of persons granted protection status), Afghanistan (16 400 or 12%) and Somalia (9 700 or 7%).
(35 800 persons or 26% of the total number of persons granted protection status), Afghanistan (16 400 or 12%) and Somalia (9 700 or 7%).
Syrians,
whose number has almost doubled compared with 2012,
represented
in 2013 the largest group granted protection status in half of the
Member States and one of the three largest groups in 23 of the 28
Member States. Of the 35 800 Syrians
granted
protection status in the EU28,
more than 60% were recorded in two Member States: Sweden
(12
000) and
Germany (9
600). Of the 16 400 Afghans
granted protection, more than three-quarters were registered in
Germany
(5 000), Austria
and Sweden
(both 2 300), Italy
(1 600) and Belgium
(1 500). Of the 9 700 Somalis,
2 800 were granted protection status in the Netherlands,
1 700 in
Sweden and
1 600 in
Italy.
Largest
groups granted protection status, 2013
|
|
Largest
group
|
Second
largest group
|
Third
largest group
|
||||||
|
Citizens
of
|
#
|
%*
|
Citizens
of
|
#
|
%*
|
Citizens
of
|
#
|
%*
|
|
|
EU28
|
Syria
|
35
830
|
26
|
Afghanistan
|
16
405
|
12
|
Somalia
|
9
715
|
7
|
|
Belgium
|
Syria
|
1
545
|
23
|
Afghanistan
|
1
455
|
22
|
Guinea
|
630
|
9
|
|
Bulgaria
|
Syria
|
2
020
|
81
|
Stateless**
|
335
|
13
|
Iraq
|
80
|
3
|
|
Czech
Rep.
|
Syria
|
105
|
29
|
Belarus
|
80
|
21
|
Cuba
|
30
|
9
|
|
Denmark
|
Syria
|
1
380
|
41
|
Iran
|
425
|
13
|
Somalia
|
390
|
12
|
|
Germany
|
Syria
|
9
630
|
37
|
Afghanistan
|
5
005
|
19
|
Iran
|
2
720
|
10
|
|
Estonia
|
Russia
|
5
|
33
|
:
|
:
|
:
|
:
|
:
|
:
|
|
Ireland
|
Syria
|
40
|
20
|
Pakistan
|
20
|
10
|
Iran
|
15
|
7
|
|
Greece
|
Afghanistan
|
290
|
21
|
Iraq
|
195
|
14
|
Syria
|
175
|
12
|
|
Spain
|
Syria
|
150
|
27
|
Somalia
|
90
|
16
|
Occ.
Palestinian Territory
|
75
|
13
|
|
France
|
Russia
|
1
990
|
12
|
Sri
Lanka
|
1
530
|
9
|
Dem.
Rep. of Congo
|
1
515
|
9
|
|
Croatia
|
Syria
|
10
|
43
|
Somalia
|
5
|
17
|
Kazakhstan
|
5
|
17
|
|
Italy
|
Afghanistan
|
1
600
|
11
|
Somalia
|
1
585
|
11
|
Mali
|
1
485
|
10
|
|
Cyprus
|
Syria
|
175
|
70
|
Egypt
|
15
|
7
|
Iraq
|
15
|
6
|
|
Latvia
|
Syria
|
15
|
46
|
Iran
|
5
|
14
|
Russia
|
5
|
11
|
|
Lithuania
|
Afghanistan
|
30
|
48
|
Syria
|
10
|
20
|
Belarus
|
5
|
8
|
|
Luxembourg
|
Iran
|
35
|
23
|
Afghanistan
|
20
|
13
|
Iraq
|
15
|
11
|
|
Hungary
|
Syria
|
130
|
31
|
Afghanistan
|
110
|
26
|
Somalia
|
50
|
12
|
|
Malta
|
Somalia
|
665
|
41
|
Eritrea
|
550
|
34
|
Syria
|
270
|
17
|
|
Netherlands
|
Somalia
|
2
780
|
26
|
Syria
|
2
105
|
20
|
Iran
|
1
035
|
10
|
|
Austria
|
Afghanistan
|
2
270
|
36
|
Syria
|
1
015
|
16
|
Russia
|
910
|
14
|
|
Poland
|
Russia
|
395
|
54
|
Syria
|
85
|
12
|
Georgia
|
60
|
8
|
|
Portugal
|
Guinea
|
25
|
19
|
Syria
|
15
|
10
|
Dem.
Rep. of Congo
|
10
|
9
|
|
Romania
|
Syria
|
1
580
|
86
|
Iraq
|
40
|
2
|
Occ.
Palestinian Territory
|
30
|
2
|
|
Slovenia
|
Syria
|
5
|
18
|
Afghanistan
|
5
|
13
|
Bosnia
and Herzegovina
|
5
|
10
|
|
Slovakia
|
Afghanistan
|
20
|
27
|
Eritrea
|
15
|
18
|
Syria
|
10
|
16
|
|
Finland
|
Iraq
|
665
|
37
|
Somalia
|
240
|
13
|
Afghanistan
|
235
|
13
|
|
Sweden
|
Syria
|
12
015
|
46
|
Stateless**
|
4
110
|
16
|
Eritrea
|
2
565
|
10
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
Iran
|
1
890
|
14
|
Pakistan
|
1735
|
13
|
Syria
|
1
545
|
12
|
|
Iceland
|
Syria
|
5
|
38
|
Iran
|
5
|
31
|
:
|
:
|
:
|
|
Norway
|
Eritrea
|
2
235
|
33
|
Somalia
|
1
285
|
19
|
Syria
|
745
|
11
|
|
Switzerland
|
Eritrea
|
2
415
|
37
|
Syria
|
740
|
11
|
Afghanistan
|
720
|
11
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
China
|
5
|
57
|
Somalia
|
5
|
43
|
:
|
:
|
:
|
Data
are rounded to the nearest five.
: No
data presented for those countries of citizenship where the number of
positive decisions was 2 or less during the reference period.
* Persons
with this citizenship granted protection status as a percentage of
the total number of persons granted protection in this country.
** A
stateless person is someone who is not recognized as a citizen of any
state.
70%
of protection status granted in five Member States
In
2013, the highest number of persons granted protection status was
registered in Sweden
(26
400), followed by Germany
(26
100), France
(16 200),
Italy
(14 500) and the United
Kingdom
(13 400). All together, these five Member States accounted for more
than 70% of all those granted protection status in the EU28.
In
total, of the 135 700 persons who were granted protection status in
2013, 64 500 persons were granted refugee status (47% of all positive
decisions), 50 900 subsidiary protection (37%) and 20 400
authorisation to stay for humanitarian reasons (15%). In addition,
the EU28
Member States received 4 800 resettled refugees4.
It should be noted that, while both refugee and subsidiary protection
status are defined by EU law, humanitarian status is granted on the
basis of national legislation.
Positive
decisions on asylum applications in 2013
|
|
Positive
decisions*
|
Resettled
refugees |
|||
|
Total
number
|
Of
which:
|
||||
|
Refugee
status |
Subsidiary
protection
|
Humanitarian
reasons
|
|||
|
EU28
|
135
725
|
64
465
|
50
895
|
20
365
|
4
840
|
|
Belgium
|
6
710
|
4
275
|
2
430
|
-
|
100
|
|
Bulgaria
|
2
495
|
180
|
2
315
|
-
|
0
|
|
Czech
Republic
|
365
|
90
|
255
|
20
|
0
|
|
Denmark
|
3
360
|
1
865
|
1
415
|
80
|
515
|
|
Germany
|
26
080
|
13
870
|
7
955
|
4
255
|
280
|
|
Estonia
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Ireland
|
205
|
185
|
20
|
-
|
85
|
|
Greece
|
1
415
|
585
|
395
|
435
|
0
|
|
Spain
|
555
|
220
|
325
|
10
|
0
|
|
France
|
16
155
|
13
410
|
2
745
|
-
|
90
|
|
Croatia
|
25
|
5
|
15
|
-
|
0
|
|
Italy
|
14
465
|
3
085
|
5
625
|
5
755
|
0
|
|
Cyprus
|
255
|
40
|
180
|
30
|
0
|
|
Latvia
|
35
|
15
|
20
|
-
|
0
|
|
Lithuania
|
60
|
15
|
45
|
-
|
0
|
|
Luxembourg
|
140
|
110
|
30
|
-
|
0
|
|
Hungary
|
420
|
200
|
215
|
5
|
0
|
|
Malta
|
1
610
|
45
|
1
450
|
115
|
0
|
|
Netherlands
|
10
620
|
1
685
|
3
900
|
5
035
|
310
|
|
Austria
|
6
345
|
4
345
|
2
000
|
-
|
0
|
|
Poland
|
735
|
200
|
140
|
395
|
0
|
|
Portugal
|
135
|
20
|
115
|
-
|
0
|
|
Romania
|
1
840
|
770
|
1
065
|
5
|
0
|
|
Slovenia
|
40
|
25
|
15
|
-
|
0
|
|
Slovakia
|
75
|
5
|
35
|
35
|
0
|
|
Finland
|
1
795
|
590
|
860
|
345
|
675
|
|
Sweden
|
26
395
|
7
435
|
17
135
|
1
825
|
1
820
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
13
400
|
11
190
|
190
|
2
020
|
965
|
|
Iceland
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
:
|
|
Norway
|
6
770
|
4
840
|
1
170
|
765
|
955
|
|
Switzerland
|
6
605
|
3
165
|
885
|
2
555
|
0
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
Data
are rounded to the nearest five.
0
means less than 3.
: Not
available
- Not
applicable
* First
instance and final decisions on appeal.
More
than a third of EU28 asylum decisions at the first instance resulted
in protection status
In
2013, 326 600 first instance decisions on asylum applications5
were made in the EU28
and 135 000 final decisions on appeal. Decisions made at the first
instance resulted in 111 100 persons being granted protection status,
while a further 24 600 received protection status on appeal.
The
rate of recognition of asylum applicants, i.e. the share of positive
decisions in the total number of decisions, was 34% for first
instance decisions. For final decisions on appeal, the recognition
rate was 18%. In the Member States, the highest rates of recognition
for first instance decisions were recorded in Bulgaria
(87%), Malta
(84%), Romania
(64%), Italy
and the Netherlands
(both 61%), while those for final decisions on appeal were registered
in Bulgaria
(93%), Italy
(78%), Finland
(77%), Romania
(60%) and the Netherlands
(57%).
Recognition
rates, 2013
|
|
First
instance decisions
|
Final
decisions on appeal
|
||||||
|
Total
number
|
Positive
|
Rate
of recognition (%)*
|
Total
number
|
Positive
|
Rate
of recognition (%)*
|
|||
|
Total
|
Refugee
& subsidiary protection status
|
Total
|
Refugee
& subsidiary protection status
|
|||||
|
EU28
|
326
575
|
111
115
|
34
|
29
|
134
965
|
24
615
|
18
|
15
|
|
Belgium
|
21
390
|
6
280
|
29
|
29
|
11
485
|
430
|
4
|
4
|
|
Bulgaria
|
2
810
|
2
460
|
87
|
87
|
40
|
40
|
93
|
93
|
|
Czech
Republic
|
900
|
345
|
38
|
36
|
415
|
20
|
5
|
4
|
|
Denmark
|
6
965
|
2
810
|
40
|
39
|
1
660
|
550
|
33
|
33
|
|
Germany
|
76
165
|
20
125
|
26
|
24
|
36
660
|
5
955
|
16
|
11
|
|
Estonia
|
55
|
10
|
17
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Ireland
|
840
|
150
|
18
|
18
|
580
|
55
|
9
|
9
|
|
Greece
|
13
080
|
500
|
4
|
3
|
3
900
|
910
|
23
|
14
|
|
Spain
|
2
365
|
535
|
23
|
22
|
1
110
|
20
|
2
|
2
|
|
France
|
61
715
|
10
705
|
17
|
17
|
37
550
|
5
450
|
15
|
15
|
|
Croatia
|
185
|
25
|
12
|
12
|
95
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Italy
|
23
565
|
14
390
|
61
|
37
|
95
|
75
|
78
|
71
|
|
Cyprus
|
800
|
165
|
21
|
20
|
960
|
90
|
9
|
7
|
|
Latvia
|
95
|
25
|
29
|
29
|
55
|
10
|
15
|
15
|
|
Lithuania
|
175
|
55
|
31
|
31
|
35
|
5
|
19
|
19
|
|
Luxembourg
|
1
245
|
130
|
11
|
11
|
670
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
|
Hungary
|
4
540
|
360
|
8
|
8
|
685
|
60
|
9
|
9
|
|
Malta
|
1
905
|
1
605
|
84
|
78
|
140
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Netherlands
|
15
590
|
9
545
|
61
|
30
|
1
895
|
1
075
|
57
|
47
|
|
Austria
|
16
610
|
4
920
|
30
|
30
|
6
860
|
1
425
|
21
|
21
|
|
Poland
|
2
895
|
685
|
24
|
11
|
1
050
|
50
|
5
|
3
|
|
Portugal
|
305
|
135
|
44
|
44
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Romania
|
1
435
|
915
|
64
|
64
|
1
550
|
925
|
60
|
60
|
|
Slovenia
|
195
|
35
|
19
|
19
|
60
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
Slovakia
|
190
|
70
|
35
|
17
|
115
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
|
Finland
|
3
185
|
1
620
|
51
|
42
|
230
|
180
|
77
|
55
|
|
Sweden
|
45
005
|
24
015
|
53
|
51
|
12
955
|
2
380
|
18
|
13
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
22
355
|
8
505
|
38
|
34
|
14
010
|
4
895
|
35
|
27
|
|
Iceland
|
130
|
10
|
8
|
7
|
70
|
5
|
9
|
7
|
|
Norway
|
11
785
|
5
770
|
49
|
47
|
10
430
|
1
005
|
10
|
5
|
|
Switzerland
|
16
595
|
6
390
|
38
|
24
|
3
400
|
215
|
6
|
2
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
45
|
5
|
16
|
16
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Data
are rounded to the nearest five.
0
means less than 3.
* Rate
of recognition is the share of positive decisions (first instance or
final on appeal) in the total number of decisions at the given stage.
In this calculation, the exact number of decisions has been used
instead of the rounded numbers presented in this table. Rates of
recognition for humanitarian status are not shown in this table, but
are part of the total recognition rate.
Protection
status includes
three different categories of protection:
Person
granted refugee status
means a person covered by a decision granting refugee status, taken
by administrative or judicial bodies during the reference period.
Refugee status means status as defined in Art.2(e) of Directive
2011/95/EC within the meaning of Art.1 of the Geneva Convention
relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as amended by the
New York Protocol of 31 January 1967. According to the Art.2(d) of
that Directive refugee means a third country national who, owing to a
well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion,
nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social
group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing
to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the
protection of that country, or a stateless person, who, being outside
of the country of former habitual residence for the same reasons as
mentioned above, is unable or, owing to such fear, unwilling to
return to it.
Person
granted subsidiary protection status
means a person covered by a decision granting subsidiary protection
status, taken by administrative or judicial bodies during the
reference period. Subsidiary protection status means status as
defined in Art.2(g) of Directive 2011/95/EC. According to the
Art.2(f) of that Directive person eligible for subsidiary protection
means a third country national or a stateless person who does not
qualify as a refugee but in respect of whom substantial grounds have
been shown for believing that the person concerned, if returned to
his or her country of citizenship, or in the case of a stateless
person, to his or her country of former habitual residence, would
face a real risk of suffering serious harm and is unable, or, owing
to such risk, unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection
of that country.
Person
granted authorisation to stay for humanitarian reasons
means
a person covered by a decision granting authorisation to stay for
humanitarian reasons under national law concerning international
protection, taken by administrative or judicial bodies during the
reference period. It includes persons who are not eligible for
international protection as currently defined in the first stage
legal instruments, but are nonetheless protected against removal
under the obligations that are imposed on all Member States by
international refugee or human rights instruments or on the basis of
principles flowing from such instruments. Examples of such categories
include persons who are not removable on ill health grounds and
unaccompanied minors.
- The data in this release are provided to Eurostat by Ministries of the Interior or Justice, or immigration agencies, of the Member States. These data are supplied by Member States according to the provisions of Article 4 of the Regulation (EC) 862/2007 of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection.
- For more information see:
- Resettled refugees means persons who have been granted an authorisation to reside in a Member State within the framework of a national or Community resettlement scheme. Resettlement means the transfer of third-country nationals or stateless persons, on the basis of their need for international protection and a durable solution, to a Member State where they are permitted to reside with a secure legal status. Data relate to resettled persons who have actually arrived into the territory of the Member State.
- A decision on an asylum application means a decision on an application for international protection as defined in Art.2(h) of Council Directive 2011/95/EC, i.e. including requests for refugee status or for subsidiary protection status, irrespective of whether the application was lodged on arrival at border, or from inside the country, and irrespective of whether the person entered the territory legally (e.g. as a tourist) or illegally.
First
instance decision
means a decision made in response to an asylum application at the
first instance level of the asylum procedure.
Final
decision on appeal
means a decision granted at the final instance of
administrative/judicial asylum procedure and which results from the
appeal lodged by the asylum seeker rejected in the preceding stage of
the procedure. As the asylum procedures and the numbers/levels of
decision making bodies differ between Member States, the true final
instance may be, according to the national legislation and
administrative procedures, a decision of the highest national court.
However, the applied methodology defines that 'final decisions'
should refer to what is effectively a 'final decision' in the vast
majority of all cases: i.e. that all normal routes of appeal have
been exhausted.
