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Can Morocco be considered safe after NGOs find people dumped in desert? (Photo: European Commission)

EU pushes for Morocco migrant deal despite safety doubts

by Teresa Küchler, Brussels,

NGOs have accused the Moroccan authorities of dumping immigrants in the middle of the Sahara desert, while Brussels continues to put pressure on Rabat to sign-up to an EU-wide immigrant repatriation deal.

A "technical mission" of EU officials flew to the Spanish enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta in North Africa on Friday to investigate illegal immigration patterns and evaluate the gravity of last week's clashes, which left 10 immigrants dead.

A commission spokesman the same day reite...

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Can Morocco be considered safe after NGOs find people dumped in desert? (Photo: European Commission)

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