Frontex, the European Border and Coast defender Agency, initially summed up the number of illegal EU border crossings. According to the published data, in the first 4 months of 2025 this figure – compared to the same period last year – fell by 27 percent**. "All major migration routes to the EU are inactive experiencing declines – from 58% on the Western Balkan way to 3% on the Central Mediterranean route", Frontex reported.