Another wave of migrants can be observed in Europe, the receiving countries report a significant strengthening of the process. The number of migrants who entered Great Britain doubled compared to last year, and Cyprus turned to the European Union for help due to the unsustainability of the situation. According to Austrian Minister of the Interior Gerhard Karner, the problem cannot be dealt with without resettling some of the migrants to their home country, i.e. expelling them from the EU, reports the online edition of the Austrian Kronen Zeitung, which was reported by hiradó.hu.
According to EU statistics, the number of asylum applications filed in Cyprus in relation to the number of inhabitants is by far the highest in Europe , which is why the Nicosia government has already asked the EU for help several times. Migrants without a residence permit make up about four percent of the population in southern Cyprus, Cyprus Public Radio reported.
According to the Cypriot authorities, most of the refugees are transported by human smuggling gangs from Turkey to the northern part of the island, under Turkish control, and then smuggled south to the Republic of Cyprus through the less controlled sections of the border between the two states.
The growing wave of migrants is also a growing problem in Italy : since the beginning of the year, around 37,000 immigrants have arrived in the country via the Mediterranean Sea. According to data from the Italian Ministry of the Interior, this number was 27,474 at this time last year, and 11,965 in 2020, so the increase in migration is clear.
The migrant situation is also becoming more serious in Great Britain , where crossings through the English Channel have almost doubled compared to last year. This year, more than 20,000 migrants have attempted the not at all dangerous crossing on smaller boats and rubber boats across the English Channel, according to the British government's report. All this is a significant increase compared to last year, when "only" 11,300 successful crossings were registered between January and the end of July.
The paper emphasizes that Austria is one of the priority destination countries for migrants arriving in Europe . According to the latest data, 31,050 migrants applied for asylum in Austria in the first half of the year, with the most applications coming from Afghan (7,325), Syrian (6,680), Tunisian (3,810), Pakistani (3,110) and Indian (2,025) immigrants.
At the same time, the presence of human trafficking organizations is also increasing, according to the Austrian Minister of the Interior, Gerhard Karner, almost 330 human traffickers have been arrested this year.
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