| Author (Corporate) | European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) |
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| Publisher | EU |
| Series Title | Risk Analysis |
| Publication Date | May 2015 |
| ISBN | 978-92-95205-59-8 |
| ISSN | 2363-1023 |
| EC | TT-AD-16-001-EN-N |
| Content Type | Report |
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The numbers of migrants transiting the Balkans who came outside the region reached unprecedented and extraordinary levels during 2015, with more than 2 million illegal border crossings reported. This was roughly 30 times more than in 2014 and 19 times higher than the total for the past six years. The monthly number of detections peaked at 577,000 in October 2015. By far the most influential factors were the introduction of a facilitated transport corridor across the Western Balkans and a changes of laws related to border management. As in previous years, migrants entered the region across its southern common borders with Greece and Bulgaria, before transiting it northwards and exiting across the Hungarian-Serbian and the Croatian-Serbian border. (June 2016: an electronic version via the EU Bookshop has not yet been made available - access this title via the related url below) |
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| Source Link | http://dx.publications.europa.eu/10.2819/500320 |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
| Countries / Regions | Central Europe, Europe, Southeastern Europe |
