This article situates Cyprus within the broader European context by examining how migration and asylum governance challenges differ and overlap across member states, particularly within the EU-27 as a whole and the Med5 region more specifically.
Data & Analysis
We bring together publicly available data on migration, asylum, and integration across the Mediterranean, monitor trends and gaps, and make it accessible in plain, usable formats. We do this to support better policy decisions and a data-informed public conversation.
Focal points
Sebene Eshete, Kyriaki Chatzipanagiotou
Migration Data
Greece
Migration Data
Cyprus
Asylum Data: Beyond the EU Average
Introduction On 20 June 2025, Eurostat published its quarterly update on World Refugee Day, reporting a 23.5% decrease in first-time asylum applications across the EU-27 in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. While this EU-wide...
Unpacking Greece’s 2024 Migration & Asylum Report: Data and Trends
Introduction In early February, the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum published its Annual Statistics Report on Asylum and Migration for 2024. This note by MedMA presents key findings and trends from the report, complemented by other publicly available datasets...