Western Balkans Quarterly Report Jan-March 2017

Description

Key findings: The number of illegal border-crossings by non-regional migrants dropped to levels normal for the season; There was a slight increase in detected illegal border-crossings at BCPs and refusals of entry issued to non-regional migrants as they search for transit alternatives; Increase in migratory pressure at the Croatian-Serbian (BCPs) and Romanian-Serbian (green border) borders; the pressure is likely linked to migrants already present in Serbia; While the absolute number of facilitators decreased, their number in relation to the number of illegal border-crossings remained stable; The irregular flow of citizens of Western Balkan countries rose slightly following seasonal patterns but remained mostly contained to the southern common borders with Greece.

Resources

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33 http://frontex.europa.eu/assets/Publications/Risk_Analysis/WB_Q1_2017.pdf

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  • risk-analysis
  • border-management
  • quarterly-report

Topics

  • GOVE

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