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Youssef is 17 and from Egypt. He said it took him three months to travel the Balkan route to Italy, arriving just after his 17th birthday. When he leaves the community house for unaccompanied minors, he hopes to find work as a car mechanic | Photo: Emma Wallis / InfoMigrants
Karoum Aryoubi, a 17-year-old Afghan, spent nearly 11 months detained in North Macedonia after being accused of being a migrant smuggler. He says he is innocent and was 'traumatized' by this experience. Like others, he wanted to reach Western Europe. Vizbegovo, North Macedonia, October 2025 | Photo: InfoMigrants
Three young migrants who arrived the previous evening at the Vinojug transit center. They were returned to Greece the next day by the Macedonian border police as part of a 'voluntary return' program. Gevgelija, North Macedonia, October 2025 | Photo: Infomigrants

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Italian president, Sergio Mattarella, during his opening remarks at the 42nd ANCI assembly in Bologna on November 12, 2025 | Photo: Michele Lapini / ANSA
A Libyan coastguard boat is seen here stopping a boat of African migrants [FILE: Jun 6, 2015] | Photo: Hazem Turkia/Anadolu/picture alliance
File photo: Many Bangladeshis arrive in Romania in the hopes of finding work, but some now fear discrimination and exploitation in the country | Photo: Arafatul Islam/InfoMigrants

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File photo: Supporters of the far-right political group, Confederation, take part in an anti-immigration protest in Krakow, Poland on July 17, 2025 | Photo: Picture-alliance
Things are likely to become much harder for people planning to approach the external borders of the European Union without clearance and permit | Photo: DesignIt/Zoonar/picture alliance
 A Libyan coast guard vessel is seen patrolling Mediterranean waters | Photo: Ximena Borrazas/SOPA/picture-alliance
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