La Croazia e i migranti alle frontiere d’Europa

Abstract

Since its January 2023 accession to the Schengen area, Croatia’s role as the European Union’s foremost external border facing the Balkan Route has become more pronounced. Despite a reported increase in asylum requests, Croatia remains a place of transit for migrants, though one posing a hard challenge to those bent on reaching their destinations further inside the EU. Their experience when crossing this first EU country sheds light on a number of policies, often controversial or ineffective, put in place by Europe as deterrent against migrants.