The number of new asylum applications in Germany fell significantly in February. At 19,494 first-time applications, the number was 18.9% lower than in February 2023 and 26.1% lower than in January, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees announced in Nuremberg on Thursday. In January and February 2023, a total of 54,333 people applied for asylum in Germany for the first time. In January and February of this year, there were 47,090, according to the office. The February number of first-time applications is the lowest in a month since September 2022. The three main countries of origin – Sy…