<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Source: Eurostat third country nationals present in Germany . </Td> </Tr> <P> In 2014 more than 276,000 people entered illegally into the European Union, an increase of 138% from 2013 . Since the numbers of asylum applications and illegal immigration to Europe and especially Germany rose tremendously from 2013 onwards, the situation for them in Europe and Germany in many cases is not good and refugee camps are completely overcrowded . </P> <P> On March 20, 2015 the Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany stated that the average duration of the assessment of an asylum application of about ​ 5 ⁄ months is too long . Because there are often problems with the identification of refugees, finger print scans will be introduced, and individuals will be checked in more detail to identify their true place of origin . As there is a high burden for the several German States, the Federal Minister of the Interior also claims to deport faster illegals and individuals with denied asylum applications . </P>

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