Migration past crisis peak but still a big issue, says agency chief

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Migration past crisis peak but still a big issue, says agency chief  After 10 years in charge of the Vienna based ICMPD, Austrian politician and former EPP MEP Michael Spindelegger tells Euronews how Europe needs a balanced and creative response to ongoing situation.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/05/migration-past-crisis-peak-but-still-a-big-issue-says-agency-chief  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00According to intel from the EU's border agency, irregular crossings have decreased this year by 27%.

00:08Frontex say their 3,300 officers manning the EU's external entries are to thank for this drop.

00:16Watching it all from his office in Vienna is Michael Spindeliger,

00:20Director General of ICMPD, an organisation that plays a role in shaping migration policy in Europe.

00:27Now it's going down, but you don't know how long this is staying with these lower numbers.

00:33Still, if you have a look to the numbers of asylum seekers in Europe, it is very high.

00:40So also last year, we had nearly one million asylum applications in Europe.

00:46This is a very high number.

00:48And so I think it is not a situation where we can calm down.

00:53It is a situation where we have to look exactly what kind of measures have to be done for the future.

01:00But what about Italy and Denmark, I ask?

01:02The two migration hawks have written to the European Court of Human Rights,

01:06asking for, quote, more room to crack down on migration.

01:10Michael Spindeliger admits there are some, quote, legal issues, but calls their measures innovative.

01:16I think everybody is invited to look to, as they call it, intelligent, modern ways to deal with the migration issues.

01:28And this model, especially from Italy, to deal with migration procedures in Albania is interesting because this is a new way.

01:37For their part, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has written their own letter saying that debate is healthy,

01:45but politicising the court is not.

01:48Interior ministers from all across the bloc will be gathering in Luxembourg next week to discuss migration.

01:53Maeve McMahon, Euronews, Brussels.

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