In the first half of 2026, migrant arrivals via all Mediterranean routes decreased by 37% compared to the same period last year, Corriere della Sera quoted the European maritime border control agency Frontex as saying.

The migration flow to Spain decreased by 67% (a little over 10,000 arrivals), to Italy by 55% (slightly more than 14,000 arrivals), arrivals by sea to Greece decreased by 29% (16,600 migrants).

The flow of migrants using land routes through the Balkans decreased by 24% - no more than 4,000 migrants crossed the border along this route in 2026, the story says.