Protesters hold placards that read "if they would have Golden Visa they would all arrive. The borders are open if you have wallet' during a demonstration to protest against the EU and Greek government's policies following a deadly shipwreck which costed lives of at least 78 migrants off Greek Peloponeese peninsula, in central Athens, on June 15, 2023. (Credit: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP)
The number of migrant crossings through the central Mediterranean to the European Union "more than doubled" in 2023 compared to the same period last year, the EU's Frontex agency said Friday.
In the first five months of this year, EU countries detected over 50,300 irregular entries through that route, "the highest number recorded since 2017," the agency said in a statement.
The number of migrant crossings through the central Mediterranean to the European Union "more than doubled" in 2023 compared to the same period last year, the EU's Frontex agency said Friday.
In the first five months of this year, EU countries detected over 50,300 irregular entries through that route, "the highest number recorded since 2017," the...