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Greece 'more Popular' Migrant Route
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05.06.2015
More migrants are trying to reach the EU via Turkey and Greece than taking the perilous sea crossing from Libya, the EU's border management agency says.
So far this year around 46,000 migrants have used the eastern Mediterranean route, compared with 43,000 crossing between Libya and Italy, Frontex says.
This trend began well before EU leaders started discussing ways to disrupt smuggling networks based in Libya.
A number of factors may be behind this shift in migration patterns.
Chaos and violence in Libya are almost certainly the main contributor, with horrific stories of the abuse of migrants filtering back to host countries.
So far this year around 46,000 migrants have used the eastern Mediterranean route, compared with 43,000 crossing between Libya and Italy, Frontex says.
This trend began well before EU leaders started discussing ways to disrupt smuggling networks based in Libya.
A number of factors may be behind this shift in migration patterns.
Chaos and violence in Libya are almost certainly the main contributor, with horrific stories of the abuse of migrants filtering back to host countries.
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