28 results for "ARA"
2010-03-01
Files available for download Publications/Risk_Analysis/Annual_Risk_Analysis_2010.pdf (464.9 KB) In 2009, there was a significant decrease in illegal migration at the EU external borders compared to 2008. This decreasing trend was the result of two factors: firstly, employment opportunities, which are the main pull factor for illegal migration to the EU, were reduced by the global economic downturn, and secondly, there was a strong deterrent effect of more effective border controls between ...
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2012-04-20
Files available for download Publications/Risk_Analysis/Annual_Risk_Analysis_2012.pdf (2.3 MB) The detections of illegal border-crossing along the external borders of EU Member States rose sharply from approximately 104 000 in 2009 and 2010 to nearly 141 000 in 2011 (+35%). The migrants crossing the borders illegally mainly came from Tunisia (20%), Afghanistan (16%) and Pakistan (11%). This increase is mostly due to the fact that more than 64 000 detections were reported in the Central ...
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2014-05-14
Files available for download Publications/Risk_Analysis/Annual_Risk_Analysis_2014.pdf (11 MB) Frontex Annual Risk Analysis 2014 presents a European summary of trends and developments along the external borders of the Member States of the EU. It focuses on describing current challenges that are likely to impact on operations coordinated along the external borders. It presents the latest update regarding the situation before the border, at the border and after the border. Before the border Data ...
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2014-07-10
Files available for download Publications/Risk_Analysis/EB_ARA_2014.pdf (3.4 MB) In 2013, border security at the borders be- tween Member States and Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine and the Russian Federation was shaped by several interlinked factors. Firstly, overall regular passenger flow continued to grow in 2013, by roughly 10% from 2012. The growth was driven by expanding legal travel channels – growing visa issuance and implementation of local border traffic agreements – as well as longer-term ...
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2014-07-21
Files available for download Publications/Risk_Analysis/WB_ARA_2014.pdf (2.6 MB) Overall, 2013 was a year of records. Starting with more than 40 000 detections for illegal border-crossing at regional and common green borders*, the number was 27% higher than during 2012. Half of all detections occurred at only one border section: Serbia-Hungary, mostly in the period between January and July 2013. The sharp rise of irregular flows at this border section clearly indicated how a change in asylum ...
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2016-06-06
Files available for download Publications/Risk_Analysis/WB_ARA_2016.pdf (4.4 MB) Large-scale migration flow and border management/security The numbers of non-regional migrants transiting the Balkans reached unprecedented and extraordinary levels during 2015 with over 2 million illegal border-crossings reported by all the countries in the region. For comparison, this was roughly 30 times more than in 2014. For several years, the main routes have remained the same: Turkey-Greece-former Yugoslav ...
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2013-06-07
Files available for download Publications/Risk_Analysis/WB_ARA_2013.pdf (3.3 MB) The Western Balkans has gone through rapid and significant changes regarding irregular migration trends following the introduction of visa-free travel arrangements with Member States and Schengen Associated Countries. For example, the region has transitioned from largely a source to mostly transit area in terms of illegal border-crossings. More precisely, almost three quarters of all detections of illegal ...
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2015-05-12
Files available for download Publications/Risk_Analysis/WB_ARA_2015.pdf (4.2 MB) New and unprecedented high numbers were reported across several indicators used to measure regional irregular migration risks during 2014. For example, there were more than 66 000 detections of illegal border-crossing at regional and common green borders, a number 65% higher compared to 2013. Over two-thirds of all these detections occurred at one border section only: the Hungarian-Serbian, mostly in the period ...
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2015-05-18
Files available for download Publications/Risk_Analysis/EB_ARA_2015.pdf (3.9 MB) In 2014, the situation affecting security at the borders between EU Member States and Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova and the Russian Federation was determined by many correlated factors. Firstly, the overall regular passenger flow, depending on the border section, was mainly influenced by such factors as: (a) the number of visas issued by EU Member States; (b) movements under the local border traffic regime; (c) ...
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2013-07-02
Files available for download Publications/Risk_Analysis/EB_ARA_2013.pdf (3.9 MB) In 2012, border security at the borders between Member States and Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova and the Russian Federation (common borders) was shaped by several interlinking factors. First, overall regular passenger flows continued to grow in 2012, most notably at the Polish-Russian (+70%) and Norwegian-Russian (roughly +30%) borders. The growth was driven by expanding legal travel channels and long-term economic ...
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