Ceuta mass migrant crossing handling 'responsibility of all EU,' Spanish king says
He said the 72,000-migrant influx exposed a security and humanitarian burden that border countries cannot bear alone, urging stronger EU cooperation.
- On Tuesday, Spanish King Felipe VI urged French President Emmanuel Macron to increase European support for Spain following the Ceuta border crisis, arguing that external border pressure is a shared responsibility.
- Following the mass arrival of 72,000 migrants into Ceuta on July 30, Felipe described the resulting security and humanitarian challenges as 'unacceptable.'
- European Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner unveiled a plan on Tuesday to strengthen Frontex, while Italy suspended its border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain for one month.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez proposed modifying asylum rules to expedite returns, though Territorial Policy Minister Angel Victor Torres said the government is 'analysing the possibility' of legislative amendments.
- Advocates, including NGOs and lawyers, warn that faster asylum returns could violate human rights conventions, complicating Spain's management of future migration surges.
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In a press conference as part of his trip to Spain, Macron has asked for “solidarity” from other European countries.
Macron backs Spain over Ceuta migration crisis and urges firm EU action
Sánchez and Macron back cooperation between Spain and France and call for greater EU unity on migration, economic and geopolitical issues, despite the Spanish Senate's rejection of the bilateral Friendship Treaty.
He asks for "solidarity" from European partners in an appearance with Sánchez in La Moncloa within his...
Emmanuel Macron has expressed to Spain the "solidarity" of France for the migration crisis in Ceuta, after the entrances of 80,000 people at the end of July, of which at least 10 thousand still in the exclave, but has evidenced the necessity to strengthen the protection of... (ANSA)
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