FILE PHOTO: Migrants wait to disembark from a fiber boat after being rescued by a Spanish coast guard vessel in the port of Arguineguin, Spain February 3, 2024. REUTERS/Borja Suarez/File Photo
MADRID (Reuters) - The head of the European Commission and Spain's prime minister will visit Mauritania on Thursday seeking to help the West African country curb irregular migration to Europe amid growing concern over a jump in departures.
Ursula von der Leyen and Pedro Sanchez are expected to promise 200 million euros ($215 million) in aid when they meet President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani in the capital Nouakchott, EU officials said without elaborating.
