Thousands in Ceuta protest border crisis
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Travellers between Italy and Spain must continue to expect spot border checks between the two EU countries, after Italy extended the measure by a further 15 days in a dispute over the handling of
On Thursday Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, will address parliament on the crisis for the first time. His Socialist government has faced criticism for doing too little. It has now offered emergency aid for Ceuta’s economy, and promised to set up temporary camps for all the migrants and draft more officials to process asylum claims.
Pedro Sanchez said the two countries had used the crisis to criticize Madrid due to dissatisfaction with its position on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
FILE PHOTO: A young unaccompanied migrant overlooks a shelter set up by the government after police cleared a makeshift beach camp in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta following a mass crossing from Morocco, August 21, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo
Moroccan security forces displayed “total permissiveness” during the unprecedented migrant rush into Spain’s north African territory of Ceuta in
Their continued presence has roiled the Spanish territory in Africa and heaped pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
People living in Ceuta have appealed for calm ahead of migrant protests planned across Spain on Wednesday evening.