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European Parliament Addresses Ceuta Crisis, Urges Morocco Cooperation

The European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the mass irregular crossings into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and calling for stronger EU support, closer cooperation with Morocco, and the swift…

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Spain rejects discussing sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco

The status of the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish territories is not up for discussion, Spanish officials said , after Morocco's justice minister reiterated Rabat's sovereignty…

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Greek PM Mitsotakis urges EU to use all available tools against ‘weaponized’ migration

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the European Union to make full use of existing legal and operational tools to counter what he described as the “weaponization” of migration, arguing…

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EU Socialists accuse governments of politicising Ceuta and undermining Schengen

The Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to intervene immediately to clarify the rules governing any suspension of the…

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Malta joins 22 EU leaders opposing Spain’s Sánchez over migration policy

Twenty-two EU leaders — including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — on Saturday took aim at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s migration policies for undermining…

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Spain starts returning Moroccan minors after Ceuta migration crisis

Spain started sending hundreds of Moroccan youths, who in May crossed into its North African enclave of Ceuta, back to Morocco after reaching an agreement with Rabat, Spanish media reported,…

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Spain mulls ending deal on Morocco border with enclaves

Spain is looking into ending a deal that allows visa-free crossing from Moroccan towns into Spain's North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, a government official said on Friday. The…

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Spain hopes for swift end to spat with Morocco as more migrants sent back

Morocco’s ambassador to Madrid warned that if Spain allows the leader of the Western Sahara independence movement to leave Spain without informing Rabat it will worsen the diplomatic crisis between…

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Spain accuses Morocco of ‘blackmail’ over Ceuta migrant surge

Spain’s defence minister accused Morocco of “blackmail” over its passivity in the face of a surge in migrant arrivals in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta earlier this week. The rush…

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Migrants push for Spain’s Ceuta again after border security tightened

Hundreds of migrants tried to force their way past tightened security into Ceuta on Wednesday, as Spain pressed on with the expulsion of thousands who had swum or climbed into…

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VIDEO: Over 2,700 migrants illegally enter Spain’s Ceuta enclave

Over 2,700 Moroccan citizens on Monday illegally entered Spain's northern Africa enclave of Ceuta, several Spanish outlets reported citing information from the Spanish government's delegation in Ceuta. Among the 2,700 migrants, there were around…

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