The number of illegal migrant arrivals in the European Union, recorded in 2024, fell to its lowest level since 2021, the European border surveillance agency Frontex announced today.
“New preliminary Frontex data for 2024 reveal a significant 38% decrease in irregular EU border crossings, which reached the lowest level since 2021, when migration was still affected by the Covid pandemic,” Frontex said in a statement.
Frontex said the decrease was partly due to a drop in flows from the central Mediterranean and western Balkan routes.
“Despite persistent migratory pressure, the enhanced cooperation of the EU and its partners against smuggling networks has significantly reduced crossings at Europe’s external borders,” according to Frontex. In 2024, the agency recorded more than 239.000 irregular entries into the EU.
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