Illegal immigrants: Which has become the most difficult way to reach Europe?
FrontExEuropean Union Foreign Border Protection Agency reports 31 % of illegal immigrant crossings in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of the previous year.
The crosses have been reduced to approximately 33,600With registered descent in each of the ways that lead to Europe. The largest decrease was observed on the West Balkan Road, with -64 %.
Why do the crosses fall on the western Balkan road?
“The rolling of crosses can be due to multiple factors: More monitoring of the border by the Park CountriesHelena Han, a migration and diversity analyst at the European Policy Center, says the harsh winter conditions that hinder the journey and awareness of the generalized dangers of human rights violation.
It also refers to geopolitical factors, such as “regime change in Syria, which caused 17 % decrease in asylum applications in 2024“Although he adds that expatriates may increase again,” at the end of the summer and in the fall. “
Crossing Spain’s attempts by Africa to go down for nearly a third
There was also a file A great descent, from -30 %, on the West Africa RoadWhich connects Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia and the West of the desert with Spanish Canary Islands.
In the same way, there was a 29 % decrease in crossing the eastern Mediterranean roadWhich leads mostly to Cyprus, Greece and Bulgaria from Afghanistan, Sudan and Egypt.
the third Most of the accused landing, from -26 %It happened in Mediterranean road Central, from West and Central Africa to Niger and Libya to the Mediterranean Central Sea to Europe, especially Italy.
The eastern Mediterranean is the most crowded of illegal immigration to Europe
Fool 9,267 crossing attemptsand The Eastern Mediterranean Path was placed as an additional, favorite European road For illegal immigrants. road West Africa, with 9,205 attemptMainly from Mali, Senegal and Guinea.
The third most active road was Mediterranean central (8,542)Which were taken above all by the Blueradis, Pakistani and the Syrians.
However, it seems that the UK has continued the final destination in Europe for thousands of immigrants, since then FRTEX reported 11,000 attempts to illegal crossing In the first four months of 2025 from France to the other side of the La Mancha channel.
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