MALTA
General
Malta is a small and densely populated archipelago situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Since 1 May 2004, it forms part of the southern-most borders of the European Union.
In Malta, immigration is a recent phenomenon triggered in part by the arrival of Iraqi refugees fleeing the first Gulf war during the 1990s. The archipelago is situated in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily, Libya and Tunisia. It is thus situated on the path of many migrants leaving North (...)
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Greece
GREECE
General information
Throughout the 20th century, Greece was a country of emigration, counting only around 40,000 immigrants from Pakistan, the Philippines, Egypt and Morocco. From the middle of the 1980s, and particularly following the fall of communist regimes in the Balkans and Eastern Europe in 1989, Greece became a country of immigration (according to the Καθημερινή of 6/1/1991 the number of foreigners is 500,000). Since 1990, a large number of mainly Albanian migrants (who make up (...)Bosnia Herzegovina
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
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Bosnia-Herzegovina is a small country with 4.5 million inhabitants, which borders Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. Bosnia-Herzegovina became independent in 1992 following the signing of the Dayton peace accords (1995) which put an end to the war between Bosnia and Serbia. Bosnia is comprised of two parts : the Republika Spreska (Serbian Republic of Bosnia) and the Federation. The country also has one region, the Brčko district, which has been placed (...)Poland
Generalities
Poland has extensive borders that are difficult to control. As a result, it has had to make real efforts in terms of border controls in order to become a member of the European Union (1st May 2004) and Schengen (31st December 2007).
Migrants that enter Poland are largely seasonal migrants from ex-Soviet countries (Ukraine, Bielorussia) who are searching for work in the agriculture and building sectors or asylum seekers from the Russian federation (Chechnya, Ingushy). For (...)PRESS REVIEW, Migrants and refugees arrivals in Europe,
from June 20th to 24th
There are articles published between June 20 and 24 concerning migrants arrivals in Europe.