The Papers: 'Spanish border crisis' and 'iron chancellor'

The crossing of 60,000 migrants into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco is featured prominently across Saturday's papers.

Sanchez Isolated After Spain Sparks Fear of a Migration Crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been the most progressive European leader on migration, bucking his colleagues’ rightward shift. That stance has now left him politically exposed after thousands of migrants overran a Spanish enclave in Northern Africa.

By Rodrigo Orihuela

Ceuta latest: Trump lashes out over migrant ‘catastrophe’ as 60,000 cross into Spanish enclave

Spain sent troops to deal with the crisis as Morocco deployed water cannon trucks at the crossing-gates

By Holly Evans and Shweta Sharma

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

Truck doors swing open, migrants jump out near Ceuta border in dramatic video

The Spanish officials have said that roughly 60,000 migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday and Friday.

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.

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