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European Asylum Agency warns of risk of 'refugee influx'

European Asylum Agency warns of risk of 'refugee influx'

The European Union Agency for Asylum warns of the risk of a "refugee influx".

Asylum applications fell by almost 20% last year in the European Union, a specialist organization has announced, warning, however, of the risk of a "refugee influx" from Iran if that country is destabilized.

"With a population of around 90 million, even a partial destabilization could trigger refugee flows of an unprecedented scale," said the European Union Asylum Agency report, which was drawn up before the war broke out at the weekend.

Source: Radio RIK,

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