Euro-Mediterranean countries agree on voluntary return of immigrants

EVORA, Portugal, May 27 (Xinhua) — Ten Euro-Mediterranean countries which make up the so-called “5+5″ group reached an agreement here on Tuesday on a Spanish initiative for the voluntary return of immigrants to their home countries.

The program, as explained by Spanish Minister of Labor and Immigration Celestino Corbacho, advocates a “voluntary” return, which is “permanent” and does not punish or penalize immigrants in the countries of origin.

Five African countries of the South Mediterranean — Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Mauritania — happily agreed to the Spanish initiative, Corbacho said.

He explained in detail the contents of the proposal to the “5+5″ group which also groups Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal.

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Euro-Mediterranean countries agree on voluntary return of immigrants
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