European asylum applications by citizens of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, May 1999

UNHCR has published updated statistics of asylum applications in Europe by citizens of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia through May 1999. During May, there were 12,269 applications filed by Yugoslav asylum seekers in the 22 European countries for which figures are currently available. This compares with a figure of 9,403 in April, or an increase of around 30%

The total number of applications during the first 5 months of this year was nearly 48,000, compared with a 1998 total of 98,000.

Germany and Switzerland alone accounted for over 54% of all applications during 1999, with Germany receiving 27.2% and Switzerland, which is just one-tenth the size of Germany, receiving 26.8%.