Illegal migration flows to EU down by 31 pct

BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (KUNA) -- In the first ten months of 2018, the number of illegal border crossings into the European Union fell by 31 percent from a year ago to about 118,900, mainly because of lower migratory pressure in the Central Mediterranean.
Two months before the end of the year, 2018 is on track to see the lowest number of illegal border crossings since 2013, Frontex, the EU's border agency, said in a press release Wednesday.
In October, some 16,000 irregular border crossings were detected on the main migratory routes into the EU, close to the figure from the same month of last year, it noted. (end) nk.mt