Slovenia, -17% migrants arrivals this year

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCT 18 - Slovenian police recorded 37,212 illegal border crossings in the first nine months of 2024, down approximately 7,500 or 17% from the same period last year, according to the Slovenian news agency STA, citing official data. Syrian nationals continue to dominate, with their numbers increasing 13-fold and accounting for more than one-third of all cases. Afghans follow, but their numbers have more than halved, according to STA. (ANSA).