New data from the Frontex agency published on Tuesday 14 January reveal a significant 38% drop in irregular border crossings in the EU in 2024, reaching the lowest level since 2021, when migration was still affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a press release.
“Intensified EU and partner cooperation against smuggling networks has significantly reduced crossings at Europe’s external borders, with just over 239,000 detections recorded last year”.
This drop “was mainly...