EU can give Morocco more border support, von der Leyen tells Spain after Ceuta spat
Von der Leyen urged more monitoring, barriers and support for Morocco after about 50,000 people crossed into Ceuta, the biggest such EU border surge.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed on Monday strengthening external borders and increasing technical and financial support for Morocco to prevent recurring migrant influxes like the recent Ceuta breach.
- Last Friday, around 60,000 people crossed into Ceuta, marking Europe's largest short-period border breach. Migration expert Gerald Knaus told DW the influx stemmed from online misinformation spreading rumors like "Spain was opening its borders," not structural policy failure.
- Twenty-Two of the 27 EU member states demanded coordinated action following the breach. Italy suspended passport-free Schengen travel with Spain for one month, while France implemented additional border checks.
- Irish Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan will chair an emergency video meeting of interior ministers on Tuesday to draw "lessons" from the Ceuta episode and chart a collective path forward.
- The Migration Pact faces its first significant test with this crisis. Von der Leyen described the upcoming talks as a "first step," with further discussions expected at October's leaders' summit.
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The EU has increased technical and fiscal support to Morocco to enhance border controls following the influx of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.
In a letter sent to the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, Von der Leyen called for a redoubled effort by the European Union on the thorny issue of mass migration
DECRYPTAGE - On several issues, Madrid has gradually found itself on its own against a majority of its European partners.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to strengthen cooperation with Morocco in the field of border protection. In a letter to the Spanish Prime Minister ... The post Morocco allowed invasion – from the Leyen the government promises more money appeared first on Apollo News.
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