Government pushbacks and reluctance to carry out rescues at sea is believed to be the main reason behind a substantial drop of asylum seekers in the country, the 2022 Asylum Information Database report has shown. The report provides in-depth information on the various aspects of the asylum regime: asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention, content of international protection. The report was researched and written by aditus foundation and was edited by European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE). “We were only able to secure asylum statistics through a Freedom of Information request. “Despite this, non-vulnerable asylum seekers must exit the open centre at six months and this also terminates material reception conditions.”READ ALSO | Immigration: Boat arrivals on the decline since Malta-Libya MoU
