Spain attacks 'selfish' response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings

Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta "shocking".

Spain Slams ‘Selfish’ Reaction From Some EU States to Ceuta

Spain’s prime minister denounced what he called a “selfish, polarizing and unlawful” reaction from some European Union member states to this week’s mass influx of immigrants to the Northern African enclave of Ceuta that’s governed by Madrid.

By Macarena Muñoz

Spain Installs Floating Barrier in Ceuta After Influx of Migrants

Most of those who surged into the territory, a Spanish exclave in Africa, have returned across the border to Morocco. At least 67 people died trying to enter, the authorities said.

By Carlos Barragán

'It was the chance of our lives': After short exile in Ceuta, tens of thousands of young people return to Morocco

Spurred by messages on social media, around 50,000 people illegally crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta since Thursday, July 30, in an unprecedented influx. But most have already been forced to make the journey back.

Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis

Pedro Sánchez hits out at ‘polarising and unlawful reaction’ over mass crossing into Spanish enclave in north Africa Europe live – latest updates Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called for an urgent meeting of EU interior ministers after what he called some member states’ “selfish, polarising and unlawful reaction” to this week’s mass border crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in north Africa. More than 50,000 people crossed into the enclave from Morocco on Thursday and Fr...

By Sam Jones in Madrid and Lisa O’Carroll in London

Death toll in Spain border crisis reaches 67 as tens of thousands cross back in to Morocco

The death toll in Spain's Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67. They included some who drowned and some who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier.

By The Associated Press

Ceuta: Spain demands EU meeting, blasts 'selfish' response

After Italy temporarily suspended the Schengen deal with Spain, Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said his county was being "attacked" from within the EU, stressing that Madrid fully restored control over its border. DW has more.

Ceuta: Most migrants have returned to Morocco, 57 died crossing the border

Spanish officials said more than 48,000 migrants had returned, after around 50,000 people crossed the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta by sea. Meanwhile, France and Italy bolstered border controls on Saturday, with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announcing the suspension of Schengen free movement between Spain and Italy. According to Judith Sunderland, Senior Associate Director at Human Rights Watch, the return of many of those who reached Ceuta was chaotic, and ...

By FRANCE24

‘I just want a chance’, says Moroccan migrant who attempted crossing into Cueta

Of the 60,000 people who crossed between Thursday and Friday morning, some 45,000 had returned to Morocco within hours

By Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz and Joseph Wilson

'Go that way': Migrants say Moroccan authorities directed them towards Spain's Ceuta

Moroccan migrants reported encouragement from authorities and social media messages. Thousands crossed into Spain's Ceuta enclave, with many returning due to hardship. At least sixty-seven people died during the unprecedented border crossing event. Spain is reinforcing the Ceuta border after tens of thousands entered. The crisis has sparked political tensions and renewed migration policy debates.

By Trisha Mahajan

Ceuta migrant crisis latest update: Death toll reaches 67, nearly 50k migrants return to Morocco

Ceuta migrant crisis latest update: Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta witnessed an influx of about 66,000 migrants who sailed in from Morocco this week.

Ceuta Migrant Crisis: 10 questions on why 57 died and over 50,000 crossed from Morocco

France, Italy bolster border controls due to Ceuta crisis

France and Italy have bolstered border controls after around 60,000 people crossed into the Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa, sparking one of the largest migrant crises for the European Union in recent years.

Deadly rush to Spain's Ceuta exposes desperation of Morocco's young

When Abdulah Buji heard that the border had been breached, he jumped on his motorbike and sped from his home in northern Morocco to Ceuta, joining tens of thousands of people who t...

Thousands begin journey home from Morocco border with Spain

The Spanish government announced on Friday evening that at least 48,000 of the 60,000 people who entered Ceuta in recent days had returned to Morocco. The post Thousands begin journey home from Morocco border with Spain appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

Financial Times: Swimming lessons, Google Maps and wetsuits, how thousands of migrants swam into Ceuta

By Friday afternoon, Spanish authorities reported that around 48,300 of the roughly 60,000 people who swam into Ceuta this week had already returned voluntarily to Morocco, as officials confirmed almost all crossers had gone back The post Financial Times: Swimming lessons, Google Maps and wetsuits, how thousands of migrants swam into Ceuta appeared first on ProtoThema English.

By Αλεξία Αμβράζη

Spain attacks ‘selfish’ response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings

Spain has condemned the "selfish, polarising and unlawful" reaction of some EU countries to the influx of about 60,000 migrants from Morocco to Ceuta.

By Emmanuel Tetteh