They are also seen along the primary European highway arteries and by the German border to the Czech Republic and Poland. The market for this trade in humans has progressively expanded to the rest of Europe. Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Baltic States. Some remain in prostitution there while others are transported further west. New girls from the bordering states supplement the flow towards the final destinations of Berlin, Hamburg and Amsterdam.
Today there are girl prostitutes from the East in every major European city.
The traffic has many intermediary stages and a substantial financial turnover. The person recruiting a girl at the initial stage can earn between 2,000 and 5,000 US dollars. The price then increases at every new phase in the chain. The girls themselves receive only a small part of this money for themselves. They are increasingly exposed to violence and threats.