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The number of illegal crossings into the EU has decreased by a third, reducing the influx on the Balkan route

by AI | 12.Jul 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The number of illegal crossings into the EU is decreasing, reports Frontex.

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WARSAW – The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union in the first six months of this year has decreased by almost a third, with the largest reduction in terms of migrant routes recorded in the Western Balkans, according to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex.

According to preliminary data collected by Frontex, the number of irregular border crossings into the European Union in the first six months fell by 30 percent, to approximately 94,000. Among the main migratory routes, the Western Balkans recorded the largest drop in detecting irregular border crossings – 72 percent. In the Western Balkans, as stated, only slightly more than 10,640 irregular border crossings were detected.

Immediately after the Western Balkans, the route through the central part of the Mediterranean Sea also recorded a large drop of 61 percent, said Frontex. At the same time, the largest increase in detecting irregular border crossings was recorded on the western African and eastern land border – 174 percent and 148 percent, respectively. The largest number of detected irregular border crossings on all routes this year were made by people from Syria, Mali, and Afghanistan. Most of those detected on the eastern land border were Ukrainians, reported Frontex. (July 11)