US EditionIrregular migrants crossing European Union's borders fall by 27%
- Frontex reported a 27% decrease in detections of irregular border crossings at the European Union’s external borders during January to April 2025, with numbers dropping to nearly 47,000.
- The decrease followed continuous declines on major routes, with a 58% drop on the Western Balkans and a 3% drop on the Central Mediterranean route.
- Frontex has assigned a team of 3,200 personnel to work jointly with national authorities at the EU’s external borders to enhance security and support rescue efforts at sea, where 555 fatalities were recorded from January to April.
- The Central Mediterranean route remained busiest with 15,718 crossings, mostly Bangladeshi nationals, while Eastern Mediterranean and Western African crossings fell by about one-third and one-third respectively.
- These trends suggest sustained border control efforts and migration pressure shifts, but risks remain as many migrants continue perilous journeys in unsafe vessels.
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Irregular migrants crossing European Union's borders fall by 27%
While declines continued on all major migration routes into EU in 1st 4 months of 2025, Central Mediterranean route became busiest, accounting for one-third of all irregular migrants arriving in bloc, says Frontex - Anadolu Ajansı
·Ankara, Türkiye
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Irregular border crossings into the EU are falling significantly according to Frontex
In the Federal Government's view, there is too little progress in EU migration policy, so it tightened border controls. However, figures from the EU Border Protection Agency Frontex show that irregular border crossings are declining.
·Hamburg, Germany
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