Decrease in Migrant Arrivals to the EU

The number of migrants arriving in the European Union has decreased by 30% this year, according to Frontex, the EU's border management agency. This decline is evident across all migration routes into the EU, although the extent of the reduction varies by location. Frontex reported that the most significant decrease occurred along the Western Balkan route, which includes countries such as Albania and North Macedonia, where arrivals fell by 64%. In contrast, the reduction in crossings over the English Channel was only 4%.

This trend continues a pattern observed in 2024, when irregular crossings of the EU's external borders dropped by 38%. Last year, a total of 239,000 irregular border crossings were recorded.