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EU migration chief urges Frontex to clarify pushback allegations
Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, calls on Frontex, the EU’s border agency, to clarify accusations of involvement in migrant pushbacks.
EU's border agency Frontex probed over migrant pushback claims
The investigation comes after MEPs called for Frontex's director to resign over alleged migrant pushbacks.
Overall migration down, EU says, amid sharp rise in sea crossings
The bloc's border agency says many more people attempted crossings from north and west Africa in 2020
Illegal border crossings into EU surge as coronavirus fears ease
In April, Frontex recorded just 900 illegal border crossings since 2009. In May, it was 4,300.
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Frontex operation in Greece "lacks legal basis"
Frontex has to operate while respecting European and human rights law, and this cannot be the case when migrants cannot apply for asylum.
Irregular migration to EU 'at lowest level since 2013' — Frontex
Preliminary figures show 139,000 irregular migrants were detected at EU external borders last year — 92% lower than at the peak of the migrant crisis.
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The EU needs financial flexibility to support non-EU governments in preventing undocumented departures and taking back their own nationals.
Croatian border guards crack down on people smugglers
Croatia is the entry point for these migrants hoping to find a better life inside of the EU. The country is hoping to fulfil technical criteria to be allowed to join the border-free Schengen travel area by the end of the year. If successful they will join the Schengen zone the year after.
Tensions rise and temperatures plunge for stranded migrants in Bosnia
Tensions rise and temperatures plunge for stranded migrants in Bosnia.