Germany’s Interior Minister Links Decline in Asylum Applications to Immigration Policy, Plans System Overhaul
Germany has experienced nearly a 50% drop in asylum applications in the first half of 2025, prompting the Interior Minister to attribute the decline to the country’s immigration policies and vow to fundamentally reform the system.
Kokche News Agency reports that in the first six months of 2025, approximately 61,300 asylum applications were registered in Germany, a significant decrease from the same period last year.
Data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), presented by Welt am Sonntag, indicates a 43% decline compared to last year’s figures. Moreover, June 2024 saw fewer than 7,000 new applications—a 60% decrease from June 2023 and the lowest monthly number since March 2013.
Germany’s Federal Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt of the Christian Social Union (CSU), discussed these trends in an interview with Bild newspaper. Dobrindt stated that the decline demonstrates the effectiveness of the government’s controversial migration policies and confirmed that the ministry will continue to overhaul the country’s migration system from “top to bottom.”
European Parliament member and migration expert Lena Düpont from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) also emphasized that the falling application numbers are a significant achievement.
She highlighted that partnership agreements with North African countries and increased cooperation with the EU border agency Frontex have played vital roles in controlling migration flows.
According to EU data, Spain received the highest number of asylum applications this year with 76,020 requests, followed by France with 75,428, and Germany with 65,495 in the first six months of 2025.
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