EUAALatest Asylum Trends: January – June 2025 The Latest Asylum Trends is produced by EUAA’s Situational Awareness Unit (SAU) based on monthly data exchanged under the Early warning and Preparedness System (EPS). The data shared with the EUAA by EU+ countries are provisional and unvalidated and, therefore, may differ from validated data submitted to Eurostat at a later stage under Regulation (EU) 2020/851. Trends analysed here focus on the top 20 citizenships applying for asylum in the focal year. 1OverviewThe section presents key findings as well as a breakdown of which nationalities applied for asylum in which receiving countries. 2ApplicationsTrend analysis of the top 20 citizenships applying for asylum in the EU+, as well as where they were lodging applications. This section also contains an analysis of applications per capita in each receiving country. 3Recognition ratesThis section contains information on the recognition rates of the main citizenships, alongside an analysis of how recognition rates vary between receiving countries. It also illustrates which citizenships fell below the 20% threshold. 4Pending casesDetailed analysis of the number of cases that are with EU+ asylum authorities awaiting decisions. This section also uses Eurostat data to estimate the total number of cases awaiting decisions, including those in appeal and in review. 5Migrants from UkraineThis section contains results from an EUAA online survey project that collects testimonies directly from persons displaced from Ukraine. It also illustrates how many persons are benefiting from temporary protection in receiving countries. 6Data tablesAnnexes containing the main indicators for each EU+ reporting country and also the top 20 citizenships