Migration: Number of irregular EU border crossings drops significantly
Frontex reports fewer illegal entries at Europe's external borders. But the situation in Ceuta at the end of July showed that even a calm border situation can change quickly.
Frontex, the EU border agency, has reported a 35% decrease in irregular border crossings at Europe's external borders in the first eight months of the year, with 74,000 incidents recorded. The agency attributes the decline to cooperation with partner countries and preventive measures in migrant countries of origin. EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner stated that the trend has been declining for 14 months.
However, Frontex noted that recent large-scale migration from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, which saw up to 80,000 arrivals, is not fully reflected in the figures. The incident resulted in 83 deaths.
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