In recent months, the European Union has threatened the regulation of more severe migration: a plan to rationalize deportations, more difficult sanctions for rejected migrants who do not leave the block and the creation of so -called return centers outside the EU to shelter people waiting for deportation.
Frontex observed the decline on all the main migratory paths in the EU. The most significant decrease by 64%was to cross Albania, Serbia, Montenegro and Northern Macedonia.
“In many places, we see the results of more active measures to take organized criminal smuggling networks and cooperation with Frontex, especially in the Balkans,” said Borowski.
Due to the recent changes in agreements with various third countries, Frontex is now on borders between third countries, which was an expansion of borders only of EU countries, he explained.
The busiest route was Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria, even with a drop of 29% since the start of the year.
Thousands of people continue to make the perilous crossroads on land and at sea. The International Migration Organization estimates that 385 people lost their lives at sea in the first quarter of 2025, while some 2,300 people lost their lives in 2024.
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