The problem of illegal migration to the EU intensifies again

According to the latest data from Frontex, the EU's border agency, the number of illegal migrants who entered the EU in the first 11 months of this year increased by 17 percent y/y. This is higher than in the whole of 2022 and the highest since 2016. The Mediterranean basin remains the most active migration route, and the largest increase was recorded on the Western African route. The issue of changes in the EU's migration and asylum policy, which is being worked on by the EU, is causing a lot of emotions – both on the EU forum and in individual member states, where it is often used for political purposes.

The biggest migration crisis took place in 2015 – according to data from Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, there were then over 1.8 million illegal border crossings, the most in history. 

"For many years, the European Union and its member states have faced a serious challenge in the area of migration in general. It is important to distinguish between illegal migration, which is people who come to the EU without the right to stay, refugees who receive international protection, and workers who legally come here to work," Bartomiej Balcerzyk, representative of the European Commission in Poland, said.

(Newseria)