European Parliament Calls for "Independent and Thorough Investigation" Into the Ceuta Crisis
Lawmakers condemned the mass influx as hybrid warfare and backed an independent investigation, while around 10,000 migrants still remain in the city, officials said.
- The European Parliament formally condemned the July 30-31 migrant influx into Ceuta, describing the event as an "invasion" and characterizing the instrumentalization of illegal migration as "hybrid warfare."
- Ceuta, a North African enclave of 84,000 residents, saw around 80,000 migrants cross irregularly in late July, triggering intense political friction between the EPP and the Socialists.
- Parliament demanded an "independent and exhaustive" investigation to establish who planned and executed the operation, while EPP lawmakers criticized Spanish Prime Minister Pedro for failing to prevent the breach.
- The vote reinforces an increasingly visible right-wing coalition, echoing June cooperation that passed the EU Return Regulation by 418 votes to 218 to tighten deportation rules.
- Political divisions remain sharp as lawmakers prepare for a vote next Thursday, with the EPP and the Socialists continuing to clash over the final resolution's wording.
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They also took aim at the policies of the socialist Spanish government, expressing deep regret for the 141 people who lost their lives at sea at the end of July.
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According to the EU Parliament, the migration policy of Spain's government sends a "wrong signal" and a declaration was adopted with votes from the Union and the AfD.
At the end of July, tens of thousands of migrants arrived in Ceuta within a short time. MEPs in Strasbourg have now taken a right-wing majority position on the event.
Sánchez Humiliated as EP Calls Ceuta ‘Invasion’, Blames Spain’s Migration Policy
Pedro Sánchez and the European left have suffered back-to-back defeats in the European Parliament over Ceuta, with MEPs endorsing the terms ‘invasion’ and ‘hybrid warfare’ for July’s mass border breach. The outcome also underlined an increasingly reliable EPP–ECR–PfE–ESN voting alignment on migration, already visible in June’s tougher EU Return Regulation.
The European Parliament is threatening to suspend the association agreement with Rabat, which gives them multi-million dollar funds to protect the border.
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