Finnish government news, Finland is to send Border Guard staff and a Dornier surveillance aircraft to help stem the flow of illegal immigrants in the Canary Islands, the government said Friday.
The cabinet committee on EU affairs also recommends that Finland take part in border control in Malta.
Spain has issued a formal request for assistance to other member states via Frontex, the EU border agency.
Officials say about 10,000 people have this year entered the Canary Islands illegally from Africa.
The Border Guard Dornier Do 228 is to take part in the Canary Islands operation for a fortnight, beginning late June. In addition to the aircraft crew, two to four experts are to be deployed in the Canary Islands and one to two in Malta.
Frontex, which is headed by a Finnish colonel, is expected to cover some of the costs of the Finnish deployment.
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