Did you know that:
Mauritania 🇲🇷 is a major destination and transit country for migrants trying to reach Spain 🇪🇸 and Canary Islands 🇮🇨 through Western Mediterranean and African route. Just this last Sunday more than 1,400 African migrants reached Spain's Canary Islands in a single-boat record of 321 people.
BUT:
After months of hard negotiations, LIBE Committee established its position on the Status Agreement between Frontex-Mauritania, where I was a shadow for
https://nitter.cz/EPPGroup
. Overpowered by left-wing majority we still managed to turn the cards around and bring reasonable and workable solution in support of
https://nitter.cz/Frontex
and protection of our external borders!
If Frontex officials would be deployed to Mauritania to help assist with managing the migration in Mauritania, this can substantially reduce number of irregular arrivals to the EU 🇪🇺.
Our work is not done here and we will continue fighting for security of our citizens and protection of our external borders! 💪

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/TomasZdechovsky/status/1717464676643045686#m

[2023-10-26 08:54 UTC]