Spain Moves to Speed up Return of Migrants Stranded in Ceuta
Spain will prioritize the return of adults and minors while keeping humanitarian aid for asylum seekers and unaccompanied children, officials said.
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The situation in Ceuta puts pressure on Spain's government: thousands of migrants continue to stay in the Spanish exclave after arriving from Morocco. Madrid now wants to speed up their return and at the same time asks the EU for help.
The measures put forward by the Government are intended to speed up the return of the thousands of migrants who are still in Ceuta, since a massive influx of migrants from Morocco at the end of July.
Spain moves to speed up return of migrants stranded in Ceuta
More than 70,000 migrants entered the small enclave in North Africa in late July, swimming or crossing on foot from neighbouring Morocco in a chaotic influx that left scores dead and fuelled fresh tensions in the European Union over migration. Most have since returned to Morocco, but between five percent and 10 percent of those who entered -- between 3,500 and 7,000 people -- remain in Ceuta, including unaccompanied children who cannot simply be…
On Tuesday, the Spanish government presented measures to speed up the return of the thousands of migrants who are still in Ceuta since the massive arrival in this Spanish enclave of northern Africa of candidates for emigration from Morocco at the end of July. ...
Thousands of migrants remain in Ceuta, having been stranded on the streets since the mass influx on July 30 and 31. Spain now wants to accelerate their return. Madrid has requested emergency aid from the European Commission.
The Spanish government on Tuesday approved measures to speed up the repatriation of thousands of migrants who crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa in late July. The Ministry of Territorial Policy will set up a "unified command" for the area, with the main priority being the return of adults and minors, in compliance with legislation and human rights.
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