Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for an urgent EU meeting following a mass border crossing in Ceuta that resulted in significant casualties. The situation has sparked diplomatic friction between Spain and Italy over migration policies and Schengen zone regulations.
Why it matters
The crisis highlights deep divisions within the EU regarding migration management and the stability of the Schengen free-movement zone.
Police officers and Spanish soldiers escort people in Ceuta to the border with Morocco on Saturday morning. Police officers and Spanish soldiers escort people in Ceuta to the border with Morocco on Saturday morning. Spain 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
Prefer the Guardian on Google 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.
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