Reduction of migration flows by 41% in 2021: 27,396 migrants are in the structures

The data of the first quarter of 2022 confirm the effort of Greece strengthen border surveillancewhich are both external borders of Europe and protect their lives immigrants.

According to available data they are recorded significantly positive results in the last three years, after the overall change in the country’s immigration policy. In particular, after the critical period of March 2020, the country has strengthened the protection of its borders, whether by sea or land, with Turkey. This has resulted in so much reducing migration flows and arrivalsas well as the best management of situations, mainly at sea, in order to protect as much as possible the lives of people trying to cross the Aegean, starting from Turkey.

It is indicative how in 2020 migration flows decreased by 79.5%, while in 2021 they decreased by an additional 41.1%.

The first quarter of 2022 (until March 31), in the country only 1,907 immigrants had entered from the land or sea border with Turkey. It is indicative that at the beginning of the great immigration crisis, in 2015, 874,735 immigrants had entered the countrya huge number in proportion to current data.

At the same time, the expansion of the list of “safe countriesIn the last three years, he has brought several returns of migrants to their homelands, with the result that the number of residents is drastically reduced. It is noted that in relation to December 31, 2019, reductions of more than 70% are recorded. Specifically, the number of residents in structures, homes, hotels and KYT from 92,838 reached 27,396 with the reduction reaching 70%. Respectively, the number of residents in structures and KYT from 63,476 reached 15,463 with a decrease of 76%.

At the same time, enhanced maritime border surveillance implemented by the Greek authorities undoubtedly contributed to the better protection of the lives of immigrants. In more than 1,500 cases handled by the Greek authorities at sea during the critical period from March 2020 until today, have been recorded minimal loss of life of third-country nationals, in contrast to the other migration corridors / other migration routes of the Central and Western Mediterranean. The data for 2021 and the comparison of the numbers, are the biggest proof for the way in which the Greek authorities manage the delicate balances, the difficult situations and above all the human life with the required respect.

In the Eastern Mediterraneanthe area where, in essence, the Greek authorities are called upon to engage in immigration, only 111 deaths were recorded, which translates to 5%. By contrast, in the Western Mediterranean the figure rises to 19% (384 deaths), while in the Central Mediterranean it rises to 76% with 1,553 deaths of third-country nationals attempting to enter Europe by sea.

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