...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...rises sharply.
Mauritania, during a meeting with European officials in its coastal capital of Nouakchott, also noted that it was itself increasingly struggling to cope with the growing number of
... North Africa's answer to the Pak tribal areas...
declines.
European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the extra funding for migration, but also for humanitarian aid
and job creation, as she met with Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Ghazouani and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez."Insecurity and the lack of economic opportunity in the region are pushing many people to migrate," Von der Leyen told journalists as she stood next to Ghazouani and Sánchez in a live-streamed statement. "This causes many to fall into the traps of cynical smugglers and puts their lives in danger."
While Mauritania's leader renewed his commitment to working with Spain and the EU to stop migrant departures he also highlighted the cost his country bore.
"Mauritania is paying a heavy price in the management of migratory flows," Ghazouani said, adding that his nation already hosts 150,000 refugees from neighboring Mali and increasingly is not just a transit country but a destination for
One of the most stable countries in the Sahel, Mauritania has been hailed as a key partner in the fight against terrorism, and Von der Leyen announced an additional 22 million euros for a new anti-terrorism battalion in Mauritania that will patrol the border with restive Mali.