Migrant numbers hit new monthly record

A record 107,500 migrants crossed the European Union’s borders in July, far outstripping the previous monthly record of 70,000 in June, according to the EU border agency Frontex
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Asylum applications (2015*)
Germany 288,070
Sweden 54,400
Italy 47,805
France 36,960
UK† 29,400
Belgium 14,120
Hungary 13,975
Netherlands 6,415
Denmark 4,460
Other 34,560
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Arrivals 2015 2014

HUNGARY 34,800 110,000

Hungary is building 175-km fence along its border with Serbia

GREECE 130,500 43,500

ITALY 93,540 170,000

SPAIN 2,166 7,000

Migrant border crossings

104,599 104,060 141,051 72,437 107,365 283,532 338,528 (Jan-Jul)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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*Applications pending at end of May 2015.  †April 2015
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Source: Frontex, International Organization for Migration, UNHCR, Eurostat
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