The crisis had calmed since breaking out in late July, but it has sparked tensions between EU nations which share open borders as well as criticism of the Spanish government. Italy suspended the 29-member Schengen arrangement of free movement with Spain and introduced border checks on arrivals from Spain. Italy was backed by Finland and
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
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
Olise moves away from his man with ease and advances before sending in Mbappé. The steps forward follow one another, until Mazraoui knocks him down in the area. The referee blows his whistle and points to the spot without hesitation, but the players are left waiting while the VAR conducts a lengthy review. Noussair Mazraoui,