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Migrant Smuggling in the EU

Europe has seen an unprecedented increase in the number of irregular migrants arriving in the European Union since 2014. The scale of these migratory flows reached previously unseen heights in 2015. This trend of exponentially increasing numbers of migrants arriving in the EU is set to continue in 2016.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
General Public
Source / Publisher
EUROPOL
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Regional
Region
Europe
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
9
Cross Cutting Theme
Human rights
Rule of law and due process
Keywords
Smuggling of migrants
Status
Published

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