134 results for "Balkan route"
2018-04-13
In March, 6 200 irregular border crossings were detected on the four main migratory routes into the EU, down 63% from the same month of last year. In the first quarter of 2018, the total number of irregular border crossings halved to 18 800, mainly because of lower migratory pressure on the Central Mediterranean route. Central Mediterranean The number of migrants arriving in Italy via the Central Mediterranean route in March fell to below 1 400, down 88% than in the same month of 2017. The ...
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2025-11-12
Irregular entries into the European Union dropped by 22% in the first ten months of 2025 to 152 000, according to preliminary data from Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.* More than 3 800 Frontex officers are supporting national authorities in safeguarding the EU's external borders across Europe.Key highlights: Strong declines were recorded on the Western African (-59%), Western Balkan (-46%), and Eastern Land Border (-38%) routes. The Central Mediterranean remained the ...
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2023-10-13
The number of detections of irregular border crossings at EU’s external borders rose by 17% in the first nine months of 2023 to 279 350, the highest total for the period since 2016, according to preliminary calculations*. The Central Mediterranean accounted for one out of every two detections at the EU’s external borders so far this year. Nevertheless, the number of crossings in the region fell by a third from the previous month and the Western Balkans took over as the most active migratory ...
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2022-10-13
In the first nine months of this year, nearly 228 240 irregular entries were detected at the external borders of the European Union, according to preliminary calculations. * This represents an increase of 70% compared with the same period of last year and is the highest total recorded for the first three quarters of the year since 2016. Key developments: 228 240 irregular entries recorded in first nine months of 2022, highest since 2016 33 380 irregular entries recorded in September Western ...
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2015-09-04
The number of Syrians detected at the borders in the Western Balkans region nearly quadrupled to 20 000 in the second quarter compared to the previous three months. Syrians ranked just ahead of Afghans, whose number nearly tripled to 18 850.The record number of Syrians and Afghans detected at the Western Balkan borders is closely linked to the massive inflow of migrants arriving on the Greek islands from Turkey. The high pressure on the Aegean Islands is later echoed on the Western Balkan route ...
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2018-02-13
In January, 8 300 irregular border crossings were detected on the four main migratory routes into the EU, down 7% from a year ago. Central MediterraneanThe number of migrants arriving in Italy via the Central Mediterranean route in January rose to more than 4 800, double the figure from the previous month, when the smuggling activities were affected by fighting near the departure areas and poor weather. The monthly total was roughly in line with January of last year.According to preliminary ...
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2016-01-20
Three FRAN indicators – detections of illegal border-crossing between border crossing points, detections of illegal stay and asylum applications – surged in the third quarter of 2015 to reach their highest levels ever recorded. This was in large part related to the unprecedented number of migrants arriving on the Greek islands in 2015. The vast majority of detections of illegal border-crossing were made on the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Balkan routes. Most of the people who had entered ...
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2015-06-23
Since the beginning of the year some 153 000 migrants were detected at Europe’s external borders. This represents a 149% increase when compared to the same period in 2014 when 61 500 migrants entered Europe. In May the total number of detections rose by 26% in relation to April and reached 50 500. Considering seasonal trends, it is expected that the migratory pressure will continue to increase during the summer period on all routes. Compared to April, the largest increase was reported on the ...
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2023-12-11
2023 has seen a significant rise in the number of irregular border crossings, which increased by 17% in the first 11 months to reach over 355 300. This number has already surpassed the entire total for 2022, marking the highest value recorded since 2016. The Western African route has seen the biggest rise in the number of irregular crossings, which doubled so far this year to over 32 400. This unprecedented rise is the highest since Frontex began collecting data in 2009. The number of arrivals ...
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2021-02-18
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders in January fell by nearly half from a year ago to nearly 5 800*, mainly because of lower figures on the migratory routes in the Mediterranean, according to preliminary calculations. Western Africa Nearly 2 100 irregular migrants arrived on the Canary Islands in the first month of this year, more than twice the figure from January 2020. However, the number was not included in the monthly total for illegal border crossings into ...
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