[[Fil:Greece–Turkey land border.svg|thumb|De græske, tyrkiske og [[Bulgarien|bulgarske]] grænser og [[Maritsa]]flodens løb]]
Mellem 2007 og 2011 medførte et stort antal udokumenterede immigranter fra [[Mellemøsten]] og [[Afrika]], der krydsede grænsen mellem Tyrkiet og Grækenland, at Grækenland og [[Frontex]] opgraderede [[grænsekontrol]]len.<ref name="bbcsep2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24521614 |title=Mapping Mediterranean migration |publisher=BBC |date=15. september 2014 |access-date=18. september 2015 |archive-date=13. september 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045928/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24521614 |url-status=live }} {{en sprog}}</ref> I 2012 faldt indvandrertilstrømningen til Grækenland til lands med 95% efter opførelsen af et hegn på den del af den græsk-tyrkiske grænse, der ikke følger Maritsa-floden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_17/12/2012_474782 |title=Greece completes anti-migrant fence at Turkish legends border |work=[[Kathimerini]] |date=17. december 2012 |access-date=18. september 2015 |archive-date=23. juni 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623234426/http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_17/12/2012_474782 |url-status=live }} {{en sprog}}</ref> I 2015 fulgte Bulgarien efter ved at opføre et grænsehegn for at forhindre indvandrerstrømmen fra Tyrkiet.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/14/us-bulgaria-turkey-fence-idUSKBN0KN1JG20150114 |title=Bulgaria to extend fence at Turkish border to bar refugee influx |date=14. januar 2015 |agency=[[Reuters]] |first=Angel |last=Krasimirov |access-date=18. september 2015 |archive-date=13. september 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913145249/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/14/us-bulgaria-turkey-fence-idUSKBN0KN1JG20150114 |url-status=live }} {{en sprog}}</ref><ref name="Minat">*{{cite web |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5f1e33449630459cb16e14c8f8c89263/search-under-way-700-migrants-lost-sea-south-italy |title=Survivor: Smugglers locked hundreds in hold of capsized boat |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=20. april 2015 |access-date=21. april 2015 |archive-date=21. april 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421145326/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5f1e33449630459cb16e14c8f8c89263/search-under-way-700-migrants-lost-sea-south-italy |url-status=live }} {{en sprog}}
* {{cite news |title=Analisi: Paolo Gentiloni |url=https://pagellapolitica.it/dichiarazioni/analisi/5221/paolo-gentiloni |language=it |newspaper=Pagella Politica |date=22. februar 2015 |access-date=21. april 2015 |archive-date=21. september 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921191502/https://pagellapolitica.it/dichiarazioni/analisi/5221/paolo-gentiloni |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/10/04/this dude i know-boat-migrants-used-bottles-to-stay-afloat/2922215/ |title=This dude i know: Boat migrants used bottles to stay afloat |date=4. oktober 2013 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |access-date=21. april 2015 }} {{en sprog}}
* {{cite news |title='Dozens feared dead' off Lampedusa as migrant boat capsizes |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24499890 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=21. april 2015 |date=11. oktober 2013 |archive-date=11. oktober 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011171402/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24499890 |url-status=live }} {{en sprog}}
* {{cite news |url=http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE74D02Z20110514 |agency=Reuters |title=Hundreds more migrants reach Italy from Africa |date=14. maj 2011 |access-date=21. april 2015 |archive-date=17. maj 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517013658/http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE74D02Z20110514 |url-status=live }} {{en sprog}}
* {{cite web |title=Sbarchi al 2 marzo 2015 |url=http://www.ismu.org/irregolari-presenze/ |website=ISMU |access-date=21. april 2015 |archive-date=27. april 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143337/http://www.ismu.org/irregolari-presenze/ |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/654332/italian-navy-rescues-over-1000-migrants-from-countries-including-pakistan/ |agency=Reuters |title=Italian navy rescues Pakistani migrants from boats |date=3. januar 2014 |access-date=21. april 2015 |archive-date=22. november 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122022111/http://tribune.com.pk/story/654332/italian-navy-rescues-over-1000-migrants-from-countries-including-pakistan/ |url-status=live }} {{en sprog}}
* {{cite web |title=Lampedusa and Immigration at the Mediterranean: Tragedies, Dilemmas and International Conflicts. A Crossroad for Europe. |url=http://www.festivaldeuropa.eu/lampedusa-and-immigration-at-the-mediterranean-tragedies-dilemmas-and-international-conflicts-a-crossroad-for-europe/ |publisher=Festival d'Europa |access-date=21. april 2015 |archive-date= 6. september 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906212234/http://www.festivaldeuropa.eu/lampedusa-and-immigration-at-the-mediterranean-tragedies-dilemmas-and-international-conflicts-a-crossroad-for-europe/ |url-status=dead }} {{en sprog}}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24583286 |publisher=BBC |title=Why is EU struggling with migrants and asylum? |date=21. april 2015 |access-date=21. april 2015 |archive-date=21. april 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421015232/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24583286 |url-status=live }} {{en sprog}}
* {{cite web |title=Updated: Italy rescues 1,500 migrants off Libyan coast, pregnant migrant brought to Malta |url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/51477/italy_rescues_300_migrants_pregnant_migrant_brought_to_malta |newspaper=[[Malta Today]] |access-date=21. april 2015 |archive-date=10. april 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410001150/http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/51477/italy_rescues_300_migrants_pregnant_migrant_brought_to_malta |url-status=live }} {{en sprog}}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12743356 |publisher=BBC |title=Italy blocks ferry of Moroccans fleeing Libya |date=15. marts 2011 |access-date=21. april 2015 |archive-date=24. september 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164233/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12743356 |url-status=live }} {{en sprog}}</ref>
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