Illegal crossings of border almost double in January y/y

Ljubljana, 18 February - The Slovenian police recorded 595 illegal crossings of the border in January, or 84.8% more than in the same month last year. As many as 30% of these were made by Moroccans, who are followed in this respect by Afghans and Egyptians.

Gevgelija, Macedonia
Migrants, refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border.
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