During the first ten months of 2014, the number of
asylum-seekers in Europe from Eritrea has nearly tripled. In Ethiopia
and Sudan, neighbouring Eritrea, the number of Eritrean refugees has
also increased sharply. So far this year, nearly 37,000 Eritreans have
sought refuge in Europe, compared to almost 13,000 during the same
period last year. Most asylum requests have been lodged in Sweden,
Germany, and Switzerland, with the vast majority of the Eritreans having
arrived by boat across the Mediterranean. Our office in Italy reports
that 22 per cent of the people arriving by boat are Eritrean, a total of
nearly 34,000 people this year. This makes Eritreans the second largest
group to arrive in Italy by boat, after Syrians. read more
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