134 results for "Balkan route"
2022-08-12
In the first seven months of this year, there were about 155 090 irregular entries to the European Union, according to preliminary calculations. * This represents an increase of 86% compared with the same period of last year. In July, EU Member States recorded about 34 570 irregular crossings, 63% more than in the same month in 2021. The Western Balkan continues to be the most active migratory route into the EU with 14 866 detections in July, nearly three times more than last year. The high ...
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2021-11-22
The number of illegal border crossings at EU’s external borders in the first ten months of 2021 rose nearly 70% to 160 000* and 45% when compared with 2019, according to preliminary calculations. In October, there were close to 22 800 illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes, 30% more than in 2020 when pandemic-related border restrictions were in place. It is also 18% more compared with October 2019 and the pre-COVID situation. The most significant increase was reported on the ...
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2016-11-15
The detections of illegal border-crossing at EU’s external borders dropped by more than half in the second quarter compared with the same period of 2015. The majority of migrants were detected on the Central Mediterranean route, where more than 51 000 migrants were rescued in international waters and brought to Italy. On this route, three out of every four migrants departed from Libya, although the share of migrants who set out from Egypt increased to 14%. There were also more departures from ...
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2020-09-10
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell by 14% in the first eight months of this year to 60 800*, largely because of a drop in arrivals in Eastern and Western Mediterranean, according to preliminary calculations. In August, the number of illegal border crossings fell by 30% from the previous month to nearly 9 200. Central MediterraneanIn August, the Central Mediterranean route accounted for more than half of all illegal border crossings at EU external borders at ...
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2020-10-16
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell by 21% in the first nine months of this year to 72 500*, largely because of a drop in arrivals in Eastern and Western Mediterranean, according to preliminary calculations. In September, the number of illegal border crossings was 19% lower than in the previous month, reaching over 9 200. Central Mediterranean In September, the Central Mediterranean remained the most active migratory route into Europe with nearly 3 300 ...
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2017-05-16
Files available for download Publications/Risk_Analysis/FRAN_Q4_2016.pdf (1.1 MB) In the fourth quarter of 2016, the number of detections of illegal border-crossing between BCPs at the EU’s external borders dropped to the lowest level since the closure of the Western Balkan route and implementation of the EU-Turkey statement, which curtailed the unhindered migratory flow towards the EU and Schengen area. Compared with the record levels of irregular migration reported one year before, the number ...
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2021-03-18
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders dropped by 40% in the first two months of 2021 compared to a year ago to 12 000*, largely because of a drop in arrivals in Eastern and Western Mediterranean, according to preliminary calculations. In February, the number of illegal border crossings reached 4 650, about half the figure from the same month of last year. Western Africa Some 150 irregular migrants reached the Canary Islands in February, a third of the total from ...
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2022-11-04
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, teamed up with 28 countries, Europol, INTERPOL and Eurojust to combat drug and firearms trafficking, migrant smuggling and trafficking of human beings. Almost 16 000 officers were involved in the operation, known as Joint Action Day (JAD) South-East Europe, that took place between 26 and 29 October, mainly in the Balkans and Southeast Europe. The operation was coordinated by Spain and Europol and co-led by Frontex. It was planned based on an ...
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2019-07-03
Files available for download WB Q3 2018 (841.8 KB) Key findingsOverall, the number of illegal border-crossings by non-regional[1] migrants at the green borders rose 39 % compared with Q2 2018. Iranians were the top detected non-regional migrants crossing the borders illegally, largely after misusing their visa-free status in Serbia. They projected pressure north and south. The reintroduction of visa requirements for Iranians in Serbia will likely decrease migratory pressure exerted by these ...
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2021-05-17
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders in the first four months of 2021 reached 36 100, about a third higher than year ago when irregular migration dropped due to travel limitations linked to the outbreak of COVID, according to preliminary calculations. In April, the number of illegal border crossings reached over 7 800, a four-fold rise from the record low recorded in the same month of last year. Western Africa More than 1000 irregular migrants reached the Canary ...
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