EU Holds Emergency Meeting on Ceuta Migrant Surge
Ministers are weighing tighter border controls and a stronger Frontex role after 50,000 to 60,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta, officials said.
- The European Union will hold an emergency video conference on Tuesday to address a migration crisis in Ceuta, with Ireland convening the meeting to discuss a coordinated European response.
- More than 50,000 people surged across the border into the Spanish enclave by land and sea beginning Thursday, marking the largest irregular crossing ever recorded in Europe over 24 hours and prompting alarm across the EU.
- The death toll reached at least 72 by Sunday after more bodies were found along Ceuta's coast, while health services treated more than 1,000 people since Thursday and authorities installed a 500-metre floating barrier on Saturday.
- Italy suspended passport-free Schengen travel arrangements with Spain for one month, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni calling it "an extraordinary measure, adopted to safeguard national security." Twenty-two governments simultaneously requested coordinated border protection.
- Ministers will discuss enhanced roles for Frontex during emergency situations, as current Schengen rules allow countries to unilaterally suspend travel arrangements for one month, renewable up to six months in response to security threats.
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The dramatic footage of the thousands of migrants who entered the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta last Thursday caused a real storm on the Internet among the far right.
EU interior ministers express support for Spain, strengthen border protection - mediaEU interior ministers have expressed full solidarity with Spain following the influx of migrants into Ceuta. Of the approximately 72,000 who crossed the border, 70,000 have already been returned to Morocco.
Calls on the Community institutions to audit European funds for migration cooperation with Morocco
OPINION – Interior Minister Laurent Nunez deplored the circulation of images from Ceuta, believing they had been used by foreign powers to destabilize Europe. According to the political scientist, this statement is part of a broader political strategy to control public debate under the guise of fighting disinformation. [...]
Madrid. The Ministers of the Interior of the European Union (EU) agreed yesterday to send aid to Spain to strengthen control of the border with Morocco and called for stronger measures against the migrant smuggling networks and stricter return policies, after last week some 72,000 migrants suddenly entered Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa.
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