EU to Convene Emergency Talks on Ceuta Migration Surge
TL;DR
Europe is convening an emergency meeting after about 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, prompting a 22-nation letter calling for coordinated action and stronger external borders. Italy briefly suspended Schengen with Spain, other states weigh border checks, and leaders express concern about hybrid threats and misinformation that could spark more crossings. Most migrants have left Ceuta and deaths have risen to at least 67, while Spain says border control has been restored and Ceuta is not in Schengen; Ceuta and Melilla are the EU’s only land borders with Africa.
- EU calls emergency meeting to discuss Ceuta migrant crossings BBC
- Spain Says Most Immigrants Who Overran Its African Enclave Have Left wsj.com
- Migrants say hunger and hostility drove them back from Spain's Ceuta to Morocco Reuters
- ‘I just want a chance': Moroccans sought better future in collective crossing to Spain territory AP News
- Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after migration influx France 24
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