Editorial: El País

• The European Union has been allocating funds to stem migration from African countries, funds that are often used to detain migrants and abandon them in remote areas.
• The lack of transparency in the funding system makes tracking the money difficult, but recent investigations have revealed that the EU and its member states indirectly finance these brutal methods of irregular immigration management.
• Spain plays a significant role in this policy and has been pioneering in subsidizing third countries for border management.
• These pacts have faced criticism as the EU subcontracts an essential policy, immigration, without minimum guarantees and has a significant impact on the upcoming European elections.
• Despite the European Commission's claims, respect for human rights clauses in contracts are often ignored.

Conclusion: More humane, transparent and efficient immigration policies are needed. The European Union needs to take responsibility for the policies it finances and ensure that they respect human rights and European values.

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