Fewer new refugees arrive in Q1 than at the end of last year

The number of people making their first application for asylum in the Netherlands fell by more than a third in the first quarter of 2023, when compared with end of 2022, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. In total, almost 6,900 people put in a claim for refugee status between January and March, a drop of 36% on October to December 2022, but up 7% on the same period last year, when coronavirus restrictions on travel were largely lifted....