In Bulgaria, only 2% of last year's asylum applications in the EU were recorded, based on recent data from the European Agency for Asylum and Migration. The report, unveiled on December 14, highlights that Bulgaria received a total of 3,028 applications, while Germany, France, and Italy were the top recipients.

Germany took the lead with 33,513 applications (27%), followed by France (16,784, 14%), and Italy (15,524, 13%). Spain, Greece, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland also reported varying percentages, while the remaining EU nations accounted for the remaining 7% of applications.

Notably, citizens from Syria, Afghanistan, and Morocco predominantly submitted applications in Bulgaria. The country rendered 874 decisions last year, with 447 resulting in positive outcomes. European statistics reveal that 15,782 cases await resolution by Bulgarian authorities.

Comparatively, Germany, Spain, and Italy are handling significantly larger backlogs of pending asylum applications, with figures reaching 218,856, 160,195, and 147,401, respectively.