The European Union's border agency Frontex says that illegal immigration into the EU rose by ten percent in the first half of 2023 compared to a year ago, with Mediterranean routes accounting for most of the arrivals.
The EU's Frontex border and coast guard agency reported on Monday that there were 132,370 attempts to get into the EU outside of regular border crossings from the start of the year until the end of June, saying that it marked a 10 percent rise on the same period in 2022.
