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Slovenia: migrants irregular crossings up 160% in one year

Increase connected to Serbian visa policies

22 November, 11:36
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 22 - Slovenian police processed 21,467 irregular border crossings in the first ten months of this year, a 160% increase over the same period last year, according to official data cited by the STA news agency. According to the Slovenian news agency STA, the increase is still being driven primarily by immigrants from Burundi, India, and Cuba, who do not need a visa to enter Serbia and then continue to travel illegally towards the EU, as well as from Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Recently, the leaders of Serbia, Hungary, and Austria confirmed that Belgrade would suspend visa-free regimes with countries that have seen significant increases in arrivals.

The majority of illegal border crossings in Slovenia, 55%, are still processed in the larger Koper area bordering Croatia and Italy. (ANSA).

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