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Number of migrants registered at EU borders more than tripled in July compared to last year (Photo: iom.int)

Record 107,500 migrants arrived in EU in July

The number of migrants registered at the EU’s borders more than tripled in July to 107,500 compared to the same month last year, figures released by Frontex on Tuesday (18 August) show.

It passed the record 100,000 in a single month for the first time since the EU's border control agency began keeping records in 2008.

The number of detections in 2015 (January-July) now ...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

Number of migrants registered at EU borders more than tripled in July compared to last year (Photo: iom.int)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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