The clear fall in migrant flows to the European Union since early 2017 compared with the same period in 2016 is especially due to a fall in migrant arrivals in Greece, according to the figures published by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Friday 25 August.
Overall, 120,975 migrants have entered the EU since the start of the year – a figure clearly lower than the 271,951 arrivals noted for the same period in 2016.
In the central Mediterranean, 98,072 migrants arrived...