Eastern Mediterranean: more refugees on the way to Europe

The number of refugees on the path towards Europe is rising again: How the Newspapers of the Funke media group reports, reported by the EU border protection Age

Eastern Mediterranean: more refugees on the way to Europe

The number of refugees on the path towards Europe is rising again: How the Newspapers of the Funke media group reports, reported by the EU border protection Agency Frontex in may on the main migration routes in Europe, almost 4300 unauthorized border crossings. The are nearly three Times as many as in the previous month.

The most active escape route was, according to the report in may, the Eastern Mediterranean sea. The increase follows a sharp decline in refugee numbers while the Corona-crisis. In April, the number of unauthorized border crossings had fallen to a record low.

in Total, there were, according to the may report by Frontex, in the first five months of this year, crossings 31.600 unauthorized border – six percent less than in the prior-year period.

Date Of Update: 14 June 2020, 13:19