Cyprus unveils campaign to counter spike in asylum seekers

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Tuesday, 06 Jun 2023
9:40 PM MYT

FILE PHOTO: Migrants disembark from a boat in Paphos port, Cyprus November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus is launching an information campaign to counter a spike in irregular migration, authorities said on Tuesday, saying they were struggling with the highest inflows in the European Union.

The east Mediterranean island has had the highest new asylum applications in proportion to its population for the past six years. Eurostat data for 2022 showed it at double that of second-placed Austria.

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