The European Union Agency for Asylum, EUAA says, applications for asylum in the European Union in 2022 soared to nearly one million. This is 53 percent more than in 2021.<br />'' <br />''People from Syria, Afghanistan, Turkey, Venezuela, and Colombia were among the largest groups to have applied for asylum.<br />'' <br />''Germany received the largest number of applications at 2,44,000, followed by France, Spain, Austria, and Italy.<br />''<b> </b><br />''The agency said, the number of asylum seekers was putting acute pressure on already strained reception places in many countries.<br />'' <br />''The report comes as European Union leaders debate a new migration plan, especially for those who have reached European shores without a legal pathway.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;"> Hungary and Poland have objected to the plan.</span><br />