VALLETTA, June 17 (Xinhua) — Malta saw a decrease of 63.3 percent in the number of people brought to shore while attempting to enter Europe by sea in 2021, according to figures from the National Statistics Office released on Friday.
Figures released on World Refugee Day (June 20) show that Malta had 17 recorded boat landings in 2021, with a total of 838 people brought to shore. The majority of this number (81 p