In the first nine months of the year, far fewer migrants came from Turkey to Europe through irregular routes This is according to a German media report which quotes EU sources, which also revealed that Germany no longer receives the most asylum applications in Europe
The number of irregular entries into the European Union from Turkey has declined, German daily Die Welt (« Le Monde ») reported Tuesday (October 27th), citing a confidential « situation report » from the European Commission and the European External Action Service
According to Die Welt, the number of irregular entries from Turkey fell from 48,554 last year to 14,579 in the same period this year, a drop of almost 70%
Of these entries, nearly 12,000 people came to Greece, over 2,300 to Italy, 35 to Bulgaria and almost 300 directly by boat to Cyprus
On 16 October, the EU’s border and coast guard agency Frontex announced that the number of irregular crossings at the EU’s external borders « had fallen by 21% over the years. first nine months of this year to settle at 72,500 «
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According to Die Welt, the confidential report also showed that from January to September more than 321,000 asylum applications were made in the EU – despite the coronavirus pandemic Spain now tops the list with 72500, followed by Germany (60694), France (60621), Greece (36127) and Italy (16051)
In 2016, Turkey and the EU reached an agreement under which Turkey prevents irregular migration to the EU and receives financial support to meet the needs of returning refugees Turkey is currently hosting the largest number refugees in the world with some 36 million from Syria alone
At the end of February, a political crisis unfolded between the EU and Turkey when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey would not stop refugees « who want to go to Europe »
The situation on the Greek Aegean Islands, meanwhile, remains tense According to Die Welt, the document he cites also indicates that more than 21,000 people from Turkey are currently in the Greek sea islands Aegean This is despite the fact that the government has brought over 27,000 migrants to the continent due to overcrowding in the island camps
Under the EU-Turkey deal, Turkey is obliged to take back migrants who have no chance of obtaining asylum in the EU
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