The European Commission has declared the migration crisis over, as it reinforced its stance against “fake news” and “misinformation” about the issue.
Frans Timmermans, the European Commission’s first vice-president said Europe is no longer facing a migration crisis, adding that structural problems remain.
In 2018, UN refugee agency, UNHCR, identified 116,647 people crossing the Mediterranean, which was an 89% reduction on people making the journey at the height of the crisis in 2015.