Spain’s Leader Is Seen as Soft on Migrants, but He Acted Fast on Ceuta

After thousands poured into the Spanish territory in North Africa, the pro-immigration policies of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez were blamed. The reality is more complex.

By Jason Horowitz

Morocco Blames Ceuta Chaos on Misinformation, Human Trafficking

Morocco’s government said factors such as misinformation and human trafficking lured tens of thousands of migrants into illegally crossing into the Spanish-governed northern African enclave of Ceuta last week.

By Salma El Wardany

Anger, anxiety, and compassion in Ceuta after border crisis

Two days after 50,000 people surged into the Spanish enclave, Ceuta was calm again on Sunday, but residents said they felt abandoned by Madrid.

Why has Trump stepped in to prop up Japan’s currency?

The US has bought up yen to strengthen the currency for the first time in almost 30 years, with the moves raising questions about America’s motives The US has launched a bid to prop up the value of the yen, marking an extraordinary coordinated intervention with Japan’s government to halt the currency’s fall as it approaches 40-year lows. Japan has been struggling to stop an accelerating slide in the yen, which has been piling pressure on its already flailing economy. Japan is reliant on impor...

By Jonathan Yerushalmy

Morocco denies responsibility for events at its border with Spain, as deaths near 100

Four days after tens of thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into the small Spanish territory of Ceuta, the death toll continues to rise -- nearing 100.

By Miguel Macias

As Ceuta returns to normal, far right vilifies Spain's immigration policy

The death toll from a mass rush of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week reached at least 72 on Sunday, as five more bodies were found along the North African coast, officials said. Moroccan authorities meanwhile report 11 deaths. Around 60,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco, more than 48,000 returned to Morocco within 48 hours and more did so ‌over the weekend, Spanish authorities said. While calm has returned to Ceuta, the far right has seized on the inci...

By FRANCE24

Barricades and patrols in Ceuta to push out the migrants who resist returning to Morocco: ‘There are still some left’

Many young arrivals are being driven out of neighborhoods by residents and soldiers, and hiding in an area of water reservoirs and woodland

By Juana Viúdez

The Migrants Have Left Ceuta, But the Trauma Lingers

A city long-known as a melting pot of cultures suddenly feels vulnerable.

Migration wave from Morocco to Spain signals beginning of much larger crisis, expert warns

Beyond the local political complexities in the Maghreb, Cymerman believes the refugee crisis is only set to intensify.

EU ministers set to meet over migrant crossings in Ceuta

The European Union will hold an emergency video conference meeting of national ministers on Tuesday to discuss the mass migrant crossings into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta.

By RFI

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez criticised for jetting off on holiday as migrants refuse to leave Ceuta

By Nick Squires and Antonio Sempere

Death toll from Ceuta migrant rush rises

The death toll from a mass rush of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta reached at least 72 Sunday, as five more bodies were found along the North African coast, officials said. The number of ‌fatalities was considerably higher than what was announced by Moroccan authorities Sunday. More than 50,000 people crossed into Ceuta by land and sea in an unprecedented surge that began Thursday at one of the European Union's only two land borders with Africa, prompting alarm across the

By The Korea Herald

Death toll from migrant rush into Spanish enclave in North Africa rises to 72

More than 50,000 people crossed into ‌Ceuta by ‌land and sea, driven to migrate by economic hardship and encouraged by social media rumors.

Italy to propose Albania-style EU migrant hubs at post-Ceuta meeting

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 3 - Italy will propose the creation of EU migrant hubs outside the bloc along the lines of its centres in Albania at Tuesday's emergency meeting of European interior ministers following the arrival of thousands of migrants at the Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta last week, sources have said, confirming newspaper reports. Premier Giorgia Meloni's government has suspended arrangements regarding the Schengen agreement allowing for control-free movement between borders wi...

By ANSA

Spain and Morocco give conflicting accounts of number of deaths in Ceuta rush

What was the largest-ever migrant rush into Ceuta sparked an international crisis for Spain.

Beyond rumors: What drove Ceuta’s migrant surge?

On the morning of July 30, the border separating Fnideq on Morocco’s northern coast from Spanish-administered Ceuta became effectively permeable within a matter of hours. More than...

Estonia joins EU leaders urging Spain action after Ceuta migrant surge

Estonia has joined 21 other European Union member states in a joint letter expressing concerns over Spain after tens of thousands of people entered the Ceuta exclave last week.

Viktor Orbán Reacts to Ceuta Migration Crisis

Pedro Sánchez assesses the impact of his immigration policy in Ceuta In their statements, Viktor Orbán and other politicians from the former governing parties pointed out that the European Union’s migration policy is responsible for the crisis in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The FIDESZ chairman also expressed his support for Spain’s allies in the […] The post Viktor Orbán Reacts to Ceuta Migration Crisis appeared first on Hungary Today.

By Hungary Today

Moroccans seek loved ones through Ceuta border fence - The Copenhagen Post

Moroccans seek loved ones through Ceuta border fence  The Copenhagen Post

Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after deadly migrant rush

Spain said migrant ​crossings into its North African enclave of Ceuta stopped overnight, as police began installing a 500-metre (1,640-foot) floating barrier on Saturday off its border ‌with Morocco following a mass rush that killed at least 67 people.

By Abubakar Ibrahim