⬆️ In the first four months of 2023, the number of irregular border crossings increased to nearly 80 700, almost 30% more than a year ago and the highest total for the January-April period since 2016,

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Detections reported by national authorities on the Central Mediterranean route quadrupled from the same period a year earlier to almost 42 200. Criminal smuggling groups are increasingly using makeshift metal boats hastily assembled within hours of departure

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The Central Mediterranean route accounted for just over half of irregular crossings into the EU so far this year. It drove all of the 28% rise in total detections so far this year. The rest of the top seven routes saw declines ranging from 7% to 47%

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