Highlights
According to available data, there have been 72,377 new arrivals to Greece,
Italy, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Spain between 1 January and 31 May 2017.
Until 31 May 2017, there were estimated 60,228 cumulative arrivals to Italy, compared to 47,851 arrivals recorded at the end of the same month in 2016 (26% increase). Contrary to that, Greece has seen a 95% lower number of arrivals by the end May 2017 when compared to the same period 2016 (8,025 and 158,461 respectively).
At the end of May, total number of migrants and refugees stranded in Greece, Cyprus and in the Western Balkans reached 72,799. Since the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement on 18 March 2016, the number of migrants stranded in Greece increased by 55%. More information could be found on page 5.
Between October 2015 and 31 May 2017, 20,289 individuals have been relocated to 24 European countries. Please see page on relocationsfor more information.
In the first four months of 2017, total of 1,191 migrants and refugees were readmitted from Greece to Turkey as part of the EU-Turkey Statement. The majority of migrants and refugees were Pakistani, Syrian, Algerian, Afghan, and Bangladeshi nationals (more info in Turkey section).
More information about Central Mediterranean and the contingency countries in the Western Balkans is available on pages 35 and 36.