Western Balkans Quarterly Report July-September 2015

Key findings: Record numbers of non-regional transiting migrants Screening and registration capacity severely overstretched given the large numbers (>40% of the non-regional flow reported as ‘unknown nationality’) Migration en masse used as an efficient modus operandi to overwhelm conventional border measures Organised transportation provided by different authorities shifted the focus away from border management and security towards migration management, clearly accelerating the flow Syrians remain the most detected nationality closely followed by Afghans, increased presence of Iraqi and Pakistani migrants observed Regional flow remains low and is not aligned with typical seasonal trends