On 9 September, a shipwreck occurred a few kilometers off the Senegalese coast. 200 people were on board trying to reach Spain, only 20 survived.
On 3 September, the Balearic Islands broke a record with 349 migrant arrivals in a single day. Later in the week, the President of the Balearic Government declared that the system for housing unaccompanied migrant minors in the archipelago was currently operating at 850% over capacity.
On 2 September, the President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, alleged that the Spanish government had failed to propose solutions to the migration crisis affecting the archipelago. His statement followed an earlier invitation extended to Ursula Von Der Leyen to visit the Canary Islands to witness the situation on the ground.
On 29 August, during a three-day tour of West Africa, the Spanish Prime Minister announced a new strategy to curb the surge of migrants arriving in the Canary Islands, which includes signing agreements on circular migration to tackle Spain’s labor shortages and provide legal work visa pathways for migrants.
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