Mediterranean Route to Europe still busiest for irregular migrants
STORY: Mediterranean Route to Europe still busiest for irregular migrants
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 12, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:51
LOCATION: Rome
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of screenshots of the report released by Frontex
2. various of migrants in Rome
STORYLINE:
Irregular border crossings into the European Union (EU) have dramatically increased this year, the EU's border control agency said Monday.
In the first 11 months of 2023, the number of arrivals has already surpassed full-year totals in any year since 2016, according to data released by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).
The total number of migrants arriving in the EU via non-regular means this year reached at least 355,300 by the end of November, Frontex said.
Nevertheless, the number of irregular arrivals is slowing, and the balance between different routes is changing.
The Central Mediterranean Route, marked by crossings to Italy from Tunisia or Libya, remained the most common means of
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