Between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in the Spanish territory of Ceuta following the arrival of many times that number of people last week, the north African exclave’s leader has said. Juan Jesús Vivas told the European Parliament of his “profound sorrow” over the “irreparable tragedy” of 100 deaths that had occurred after roughly 78,000
The Schengen agreement eliminates border checks and now encompasses more than 450 million people and 29 countries in Europe. Finland and Denmark backed Italy’s move, while Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš urged a temporary suspension of Spain’s Schengen membership. Italy, along with Denmark and 20 other nations, later sent a letter expressing their concern over
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for “united action” on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week. Spain estimates that about 69,500 migrants have now returned to Morocco, exceeding initial estimates of 50,000. The official death toll
About 60,000 migrants entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on 30 July, with many swimming and using inflatables. Others ran through a gate in the border fence. Officials said almost all those who reached the enclave have returned, while Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Saturday that the death toll had
The European Union will hold emergency talks on Tuesday to discuss the migration crisis in Ceuta after tense exchanges between Spain and other member states. Twenty-two member states issued a joint letter calling for co-ordinated action and the strengthening of the EU’s external borders, after some 60,000 migrants entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco. Spain
Spain on Saturday installed a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco after tens of thousands of migrants breached the frontier earlier in the week. At least 67 migrants died, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, the Spanish
