Annual Overviews

AIDA Briefing - Asylum in Europe in 2023, November 2024: This briefing provides key examples of the general trends that can be observed across asylum systems in Europe in 2023 as documented in AIDA. It demonstrates that, while asylum systems are in place and functioning across Europe, the rights of people in need of international protection are still regularly violated and significant gaps in national asylum systems continue to be reported. This is the case despite a continued overall positive response of states to the displacement from Ukraine, which created additional challenges but also demonstrated that prolonged management of large-scale displacement is possible. Access to asylum remains a particular concern, as do the quality and length of asylum procedures. Reception systems came under pressure in an increasing number of countries, often due to a lack of sufficiently robust contingency planning, and detention of asylum applicants remained commonplace, rather than being a limited exception.

For case summaries and other legal resources, see the European Database of Asylum Law.