On Tuesday, the Moroccan navy opened fire on another boat, wounding a Moroccan teenager.
In addition to foiling migration attempts, the Moroccan authorities have also conducted regular preventative raids in areas where migrants suspected of planning to illegally travel to Spain stay, especially in the northern cities of Tangier and Nador.
As a result of these raids, some migrants have been relocated from Morocco's north to the country's southern part, for fear that they will attempt to sneak into Spain.
The country has also introduced voluntary return programs for the illegal migrants, in coordination with the diplomatic missions of the countries concerned. Official figures showed that some 1,400 migrants have returned to their countries of origin since the beginning of 2018.
Faced with this uNPRecedented hike in illegal migration attempts, Morocco has repeatedly called for more involvement of the European Union (EU) to tackle the issue.
In July, the EU agreed to spend 55 million euros (63.8 million U.S. dollars) to help Tunisia and Morocco manage their borders.
Asked about this EU move, Mustapha El Khalfi, spokesperson of the Moroccan government, said at a press briefing in August that such support remained far below the efforts and prices paid by Morocco to stop these migrants from reaching EU countries.
A strong cooperation, where the parties have fair share of responsibilities, has become more urgent than ever, the spokesperson said.
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