The Ceuta Migration Crisis and the Emerging European Divide
- The European Commission deployed migration experts to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta to conduct a "first-hand assessment" of border security and "understand the first-hand needs on the ground."
- Last month, approximately 72,000 Moroccan migrants entered Ceuta, an exclave of Spain located in Africa, sparking broader European Union concerns about border security despite Spain's claim that 70,000 have returned or been detained.
- Twenty-Two of the EU's 27 member states signed an open letter initiated by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticizing Spain's migration policy, while Italy imposed border checks, asserting "Italy does not accept ultimatums or demands from abroad."
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez labeled proposed penalties "selfish, polarising and unlawful," maintaining that Spain requires assistance rather than condemnation while managing illegal immigration.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated Europe faces an existential threat from "people who sympathize with some of the darkest forces in this world," arguing the continent is threatened both from outside and from within.
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Ceuta Exposes Europe’s Moral Blind Spot on Migration
Two weeks ago, at least 72 people died while attempting to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco. Around 60,000 people made it into Ceuta, many of them by sea, others by climbing over border fences. Within just a few days, however, most of them had already returned to Morocco. Both Morocco and Ceuta are located in Africa. But politically, Ceuta, like Melilla, belongs to Spain and therefore to the EU. Europe’s response to the unpreceden…
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Danish PM says foreigners with 'Islamic background' are greatest threat
European leaders of all stripes are tense at the prospect of a second invasion into Ceuta as Morocco tightens security amid online campaigns to rally another mob across the border. Social media posts calling for Moroccan citizens to launch another mass invasion of the Spanish territory are percolating across the internet. Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles warns that the border remains closed and any such attempts will be repelled. But th…
The entity warns that «the situation of disorder generated has also led to the commission of criminal acts whose repercussions deserve to be...
The Ceuta migration crisis and the emerging European divide
Eleven years have passed since Angela Merkel opened the floodgates of migration to chaos. The European Union, already firmly in the grip of statists and numerous left-wing currents, has since become almost unrecognizable. The advance of Islamization and the dissolution of established urban milieus, traditions and cultures are progressing and contributing to the disintegration of European societies. What is particularly striking is the emergence …
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