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23 hours agoMigration to Europe is falling, so why are countries pushing on with crackdown?
Asylum requests to the European Union, Switzerland and Norway fell by 23 percent in the first six months of 2025, driven by a massive drop in Syrians seeking protection, new EU data showed Monday. Similarly, irregular border crossings detected into the 27-nation bloc were down 20 percent in the same period, according to EU border agency Frontex, with arrivals via the Balkans sharply down.
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