France becomes the leading EU+ country for asylum applications with 69,000 cases in six months

France has recorded 69,000 asylum applications in the first six months of 2026.

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This figure makes it the leading country in the EU+, ahead of Germany and Spain.

The government is expected to present measures to speed up procedures by the end of September.

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