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    Migratory situation in March – Eastern Mediterranean accounts for most of all irregular migrants

    2019-04-09

    In March, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell by 7% from the previous month to nearly 4 600, mainly due to a drop in migrant arrivals in Spain. The total for the first quarter of 2019 was 13% lower than a year ago at around 17 900.

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    Heads of EMSA and Frontex discuss cooperation on European coast guard functions

    2019-04-03

    Today, EMSA Executive Director Maja Markovčić Kostelac visited the headquarters of Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, where she met with its Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri to discuss collaboration on the development of European coast guard functions and other forms of cooperation between the two agencies.

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    Migratory situation in February – Poor weather reduces the number of detections

    2019-03-14

    In February, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s four main migratory routes fell 58% from the previous month to 3 560, in large part due to poor weather conditions in parts of the Mediterranean Sea. The total for the first two months of the year was roughly in line with a year ago at 11 800.

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