Abstract
The Morocco-Spain route has been a widely used migratory route for many years. This route is called the Western Mediterranean route and since 2017, has experienced and increase in the migration flows and illegal trafficking of humans throughout Europe.
The aim of this chapter is to show an analysis of the migratory flows which arrive by sea in Spain. It focuses on the illegal migration, the human trafficking and the different maritime operations that are being carried out in the fight against this problem as well as on the importance of multidimensional cooperation in order to cope with this challenge.
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The Barcelona Process or the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership is a regional cooperation Project proposed by Spain and launched by the European Union in 1995 with the aim to strengthen relations between Europe and the Southern Mediterranean countries, in the framework of an enhanced Euro-Mediterranean association that contributes to achieve peace and security in the region. (Union for the Mediterranean)
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Fernandez-Sebastian, M. (2020). Maritime Dimension in the Fight Against Illegal Migration on the Western Mediterranean Route. In: Ramírez, J.M., Biziewski, J. (eds) Security and Defence in Europe. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12293-5_13
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