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Spain has announced it set a new record for migrant arrivals in 2024, having received 63,970 people who entered Spanish territory irregularly by land or sea, an increase of 12.5% from a year earlier. Spain received 63,970 migrants and refugees in 2024, according to Interior Ministry data released on Thursday (2 January), of which the […]
The Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex), Hans Leijtens, emphasized Morocco’s pivotal role as a strategic partner in countering cross-border crime. “Morocco is one of our strategic partners, and it’s evident that we need each other in cooperation to fight cross-border crime [and] to […]
Ministers of justice of Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland have signed an agreement to cooperate more closely to create a more effective system for sending illegal immigrants to their country of origin or other countries, depending on the circumstances. Up to now, Denmark has been leading the Nordic countries in a more strict policy […]
The European Union pledges to support Morocco’s efforts to fight the smuggling of migrants and human trafficking in its action plan unveiled Tuesday in Brussels by EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson. The action plan will be submitted to the upcoming EU Justice & Home Affairs Council (June 8-9) and the European Council (June 29-30). […]
Morocco’s approach to the fight against cross-border organized crime was highlighted during the 25th International Conference of Border Police, held in Warsaw October from 26 to 28 by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). Director of migration and border surveillance at the Ministry of Interior, Khalid Zerouali, who took part in the conference, […]
The EU’s border control agency FRONTEX said Morocco is a “reliable and solid” partner in the fight against illegal migration, the EU agency said. “Morocco has been undertaking tremendous efforts in terms of migration management,” head of Frontex Fabrice Leggeri told Europa Press news agency. Thanks to Morocco’s steady efforts, the western route has been […]
Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), Fabrice Leggeri, has commended the efforts made by Morocco to ensure stability at borders and struggle against illegal migration. Morocco, “an important and strategic partner for the European Union” is making “considerable efforts” to ensure stability at the borders and fight irregular migration, Frontex […]
Spanish interior minister Juan Ignacio Zoido urged the EU to support Morocco’s “considerable” efforts to fight illegal immigration. “The EU should lend more support to African partners, such as Morocco, in their colossal efforts” in countering illegal immigration, said the Spanish official at a meeting of the EU’s justice and domestic affairs council. Zoido, whose […]
An Italian prosecutor working with the country’s investigators trying to uncover the likely collaboration between charity organizations and human traffickers has indicated that he has names of NGOs, which have been facilitating illegal migration. Carmelo Zuccaro, Chief Catania Prosecutor has told local newspaper La Stampa that there are clear evidences that some of the NGOs […]
Spain seems like a forgotten EU border far away from the tragedies of the refugee crisis that ensued the Arab Spring and the influx of migrants and refugees in 2015. When the EU saw over 1 million sea arrivals in 2015, only a few thousands were registered in Spain, thanks to close cooperation with Morocco […]