Ilegal migrant crossings: Which is becoming the most difficult route to Europe?
Illegal migrant crossings fell by almost a third in the first quarter of 2025, reports Frontex. Here's why the number of attempts might be decreasing.
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Illegal migrant crossings fell by almost a third in the first quarter of 2025, reports Frontex. Here's why the number of attempts might be decreasing.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/28/ilegal-migrant-crossings-which-is-becoming-the-most-difficult-route-to-europe
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00:00Fewer migrants are attempting to illegally enter the EU.
00:09The first four months of 2025 saw a decline in the number of migrants
00:14illegally attempting to come to the EU, down by 31% compared to 2024's figures.
00:21The sharpest fall was observed on the Western Balkans route,
00:25minus 64%. The European Policy Centre told Euronews that this could be due to harsh winter conditions
00:34and increased border policing by Bolton countries, as well as the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.
00:41Attempted crossings also significantly dropped along two busy waterways, the Western African route
00:48which connects Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania to the Canary Islands.
00:53And on the Western Mediterranean route, running from West Africa through Algeria and Morocco towards Spain,
01:00another sharp fall, minus 26%, was on the Central Mediterranean route,
01:06which mostly streams off into Italy from Niger and Libya.
01:10The busiest extra EU pathway in 2025 has been the Eastern Mediterranean,
01:16with over 9,000 crossing attempts, mostly from Afghanistan, Egypt and Sudan,
01:22while over 11,000 attempted to illegally cross from continental Europe into the United Kingdom.