The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) detected a total of 155,090 irregular entries into the European Union (EU) between January and July, an increase of 86% compared to the same period in 2021.
The data released this Friday by Frontex reveal that, “in the first seven months of this year, there were around 155,090 irregular entries for the EU, according to preliminary calculations, which represents a 86% increase compared to the same period last year.”
Frontex adds that In July alone, the coastal authorities of the EU Member States recorded around 34,570 irregular entries, plus 63% than in the same month of 2021.
admit to “high migratory pressure”the European agency indicates that it has more than 2,200 officers and permanent staff on various sections of the EU’s external border, as well as in Albania, Serbia, Montenegro and Moldova.
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By migratory routes, that of the The Western Balkans were the most active for EU entryrepresenting 14,866 detections in July, almost three times more than last year, an increase that Frontex attributes to possible “repeated attempts to cross by migrants”.
Also, “Pressure also remains high on the Central Mediterranean route, with daily arrivals putting pressure on reception capacities in Italy“points out the European Coast Guard, guaranteeing to support “the Italian authorities with agents for the registration and identification of arrivals”.
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For these total numbers of illegal crossings detected don’t count the people fleeing the war in Ukraineso Frontex estimates a total of 7.7 million entries into the EU, although a “significant number” of Ukrainians have already returned to their country.
In terms of accumulated data, the most searched migratory route was then that of the Western Balkans, responsible for half of all detections with 70,770 illegal crossings in the first seven months of the year, almost three times the total for the same period in 2021, mainly from immigrants from Syria, Afghanistan and Turkey.
THE The second most popular migration route was the central Mediterranean.in which Frontex registered between January and July 42,549 irregular passes edge, plus 44% than in the same period last year, mainly from Tunisians, Egyptians and Libyans.
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The number of irregular migrants seeking to cross the English Channel in small boats to the United Kingdom was also high, with around 28,000 detections in the first seven months of 2022, which represents a 55% increase compared to the same period in 2021, with focus on Afghans, Iranians and Syrians.
followed by eastern mediterranean routewith 22,601 arrivals (more than double compared to last year), mainly to Cyprus, with immigrants from mainly from Syria, Nigeria and Congo (Kinshasa).
I’m already on it west africa route Were registered 9,461 detections Until July, plus 25% that last year, on the Western Mediterranean route, 6,434 irregular crossings, minus 25% than last year, and eastern land border there was a total of 2,923 irregular crossings checked, minus 32% compared to the same period last year, concludes Frontex.
Source: Observadora
