In the first half of 2025, illegal border crossings in the European Union (EU) fell by 20 percent. This stems from provisional figures from the EU Border Protection Authority Frontex. Most border crossings (39 percent) were therefore good for the central Mediterranean area.
According to Frontex, there was an increase of twelve percent compared to the first half of 2024. The authority, on the other hand, reported on the western balcony route (minus 53 percent), on the eastern country borders (-50 percent) and on the West African route (-41 percent). The people who are mainly registered come from Bangladesh, Egypt and Afghanistan. Irregular outputs to Great Britain (plus 23 percent) have increased considerably.
EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner (ÖVP), who is responsible for migration, said that cooperation with third countries should be expanded. “A particularly good example of this is our partnerships with the states of the Western Balkans. We must have control over who and who cannot come to Europe,” said the politician.
The number of migrants in the EU -External borders developed in the first half of 2025:
Greek government exposes asylum applications from Liband
In recent days, thousands of migrants from Libya have encountered the Mediterranean Sea to the Greek island of Crete. This is an increase of 350 percent compared to the same period last year. In response, the Greek government does not want to process asylum applications from these people for at least three months.
“The coast of Libya has been known for years as part of the Smuggler route. The country is dangerous for migrants, nobody wants to stay in Libya,” said migration researcher Judith Kohlenberger. “National governments try to suggest that the sea rescue is a pull-factor for refugee one will still be saved. The problem: people would still flee, even if there was no sea rescue. There would be more dead.” According to Doctors Without Borders, a person on the escape route is currently dying every eight hours across the Central Mediterranean Sea. According to Kohlenberger, the Zeroute is not monitored as much as land borders.
Source: Krone
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