European Union
A record 1.3 million people sought asylum in Europe in 2015
A record number of migrants applied for asylum in Europe last year. More than 1.3 million refugees applied in the member states of the EU, along with Norway and Switzerland.
Emma Luxton is a writer at Formative Content.
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