EU Holds Emergency Meeting on Ceuta Migrant Surge
Ministers will weigh border checks, Frontex support and return hubs 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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