more than hundreds of migrants who previously arrived in Spain from Africa crossed the Gibraltar in the opposite direction. The reason for the return was the closure of borders in Europe, the pandemic, and the looming economic crisis, which the country reduce costs for migrants.
this return the path turns to migrants is not free to move to the South coast of Spain in the district of Tangier in Morocco in a rubber boat costs about 5,5 thousand euros per person, writes the Moroccan newspaper Al Ahdath Al Magribia. About 300 Euro takes a conductor who knows how to safely hold the boat to the shore.
According to reports Spanish publication El Pais, the European Commission has an internal document reporting on the activities of smugglers-carriers, which are currently being rebuilt for the export of migrants from Europe.
According to the border service of the EU Frontex through the Western Mediterranean route into Europe (is in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar) in January-March this year moved out of Africa 2 821 people. Last year, according to the International organization for migration UN to Spain by sea arrived 15 thousand people. Now some of these people, seeing prospects in a locked and reduced the costs Europe, are eager to go back.
However, we can hardly expect that people would be wanting a lot. A large part of African countries also closed the borders, and in addition, most of the migrants have nowhere and no reason to return. Most likely, they will remain in Europe – in Spain they are hired for harvesting – however, with government cuts their fate is unclear.
the European Commission (EC) on 16 April adopted a document regarding the treatment of refugees in the context of the pandemic. “Any limitations in the field of asylum, return and resettlement should be proportional, be non-discriminatory way,” said the guidelines issued by the EC. While it allows States to extend the period of consideration of a request for asylum for an additional nine months to the current six, as well as to establish a quarantine for new arrivals “on the basis of national legislation”. The Commission also stresses that activities to return home should continue despite the quarantine restrictions and the reduction in transport activity around the world.
