Morocco is a key partner of the EU in its efforts to reduce irregular migration and human trafficking through Mediterranean. Portugal has concerns they may be the next country migrants seek, as Morocco and Spain crack down on known irregular migration routes. Portugal and Morocco have pledged to join efforts to curb irregular migration, Portugal News reported earlier this week. In recent weeks, authorities in Morocco have busted multiple irregular migration operation attempts to Spain along the Atlantic coast. She is concerned about the saturation of undocumented migrants in the Canary Islands reception centers in months to come.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 26, 2020 18:22 UTC