Situation Report on the EU’s Current State of Illegal Immigration

Situation Report on the EU’s Current State of Illegal Immigration

The following is a translation of an article written by Vivien Kalas, a researcher at the University of Public Service Institute for Strategic Studies, originally published on the Five Minutes Europe blog of Ludovika.hu. Although fewer people entered the EU illegally until April 2025 than in the same period last year, further reductions in migratory pressure are still needed. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) regularly publish…

In 2024, the European Union announced funding of €210 million to help Mauritania counter the departure of African migrants crossing the Senegal River, the southern border of the country (see image above). Result: Since the beginning of 2025, Nouakchott has intercepted more than 30,000 candidates for perilous travel to Europe via the Canary Islands and dismantled nearly 100 networks of smugglers.