MIGRATION

The first major crisis is humanitarian. The crisis of immigration (legal and illegal) to the EU with large numbers of people, risking their lives and trying to pass to Europe via sea and land. Below you can see a conceptual visualisation about migration in European Union for the period 2008 to 2018.

Sources:

Number of illegal entries to the EU (sources: Frontex)
Migrants deaths (sources: The Migrant Files, BBC, United Nations - UNHCR)
Number of Returns/Exits from EU (sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Frontex)
Number of asylum and first time asylum applicants (source Eurostat)