Hungary has reduced attempted illegal crossings from over 100,000 in 2022 to just 12,000 last year, while the UK continues to face a surge in Channel arrivals.
Officials warn that even partial destabilisation of Iran could unleash refugee movements on a scale comparable to the largest crises of recent decades.
A European Parliament mission found child centres overwhelmed, deportations rarely enforced, and investigations into migrant boat arrivals almost always dropped.
A video from Spain has become global ammunition for critics who argue that parts of Europe’s radical left openly welcome demographic change as a political tool.
