Spain defies EU and prepares transfer of 500 migrant girls from Ceuta to mainland after spike in sexual assaults
Officials say the girls and children under 13 are being given priority because they are considered the most vulnerable profiles.
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Migrant camps displace Ceuta’s cat colonies as carers search for missing animals
Volunteers say feeding sites beside the desalination plant and in several outlying neighbourhoods have emptied since the July 30 crossing.
Brussels urges immediate return of Ceuta’s unaccompanied minors to Morocco
The European Commission said EU law covered the removal of children as well as adults, while it welcomed Madrid's pledge that nobody would be moved to the Spanish…
Spanish police check more than 5,000 arrivals from Italy in Sánchez’s row with Meloni
Spanish police have identified 5,080 arrivals on 462 flights since the retaliatory controls began on August 8, with no sign that Rome will drop its own measures.
Guardia Civil confirms 15 rapes in Ceuta and detains man wanted by Interpol
The man was held during reinforced checks at the frontier and remains in the enclave while his extradition is processed.
Meloni keeps Italy on alert over expected new mass crossing at Ceuta
The Italian Prime Minister has said the great majority of European nations now share Rome's position on protecting the bloc's external borders.
Ceuta braces for second mass crossing as police unions say Morocco holds the key
Reinforcements announced by Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska have not convinced officers on the ground, two weeks after more than 70,000 people entered…
Brussels targets social media over Ceuta as Morocco has been offered more EU support
The European Commission has brought the 27 member states into its campaign against online disinformation, while Morocco stays off the agenda.
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Ceuta tests Spain’s border and exposes Britain’s
The arrival of approximately 80,000 Moroccans at Ceuta highlights challenges in Europe’s immigration policy and the contrasting approaches of Spain and the U.S.
Guardia Civil cancels leave in Ceuta and Melilla ahead of feared new crossing
Officers in both cities lose their holidays until further notice, while the army orders its own troops in Ceuta back to their posts.
Moroccan newspapers flagged Ceuta build-up two weeks before the crossings
Open-source warnings circulated in Moroccan media while Madrid took no preventive action.
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Ceuta was declared over before anyone had counted
The events in Ceuta reveal a troubling response from the media, which downplayed mass migration while Spain's officials provided questionable figures on migrant…
Tajani calls Sánchez’s border checks ‘disproportionate’ as Italy holds Schengen suspension
The Italian foreign minister said Rome would restore free movement once the danger of a second mass crossing into Ceuta had passed.
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The West is betraying its history by turning on Spanish Ceuta
Spain's control of Ceuta and Melilla faces scrutiny as the West criticizes Madrid's migration policies.
Sánchez turns Spain’s border controls on Italy rather than on Morocco
Madrid will screen passengers arriving from a fellow member state at ports and airports, days after tens of thousands walked and swam into Ceuta unchecked.
Meloni rejects Sánchez ultimatum to lift Schengen checks
Rome has tied any review of the suspension to intelligence warnings of a fresh mass crossing attempt at Ceuta.
Sánchez gives Meloni two days to lift border checks or face ‘proportional measures’
Sánchez calls the Italian controls discriminatory though Rome says they fall only on non-EU travellers.
State Department blames Sánchez for Ceuta crossings
Washington has paired its attack on Madrid with a travel warning for the enclave and a congressional text placing Ceuta in Moroccan territory.
Vox, Podemos and Sumar demand Morocco lose World Cup hosting role
The Ceuta crossings have pushed Spain's rival flanks into the same position on Rabat while the PSOE stays silent.
Commission considers extra funding for Spain over Ceuta crisis
Madrid has sent Brussels a first assessment of its needs though it has yet to submit a formal request for money.
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Poland calls on EU to deny residence rights to illegal migrants
The scenes at Ceuta led many European leaders to express their dissatisfaction with Spain's handling of the situation.
Spanish national security department deletes migration reports from before Ceuta breach
The two documents pulled from the government website recorded a sharp rise in land arrivals at Ceuta and Melilla in the weeks leading up to the mass crossing.
Brunner says the EU has passed the Ceuta test as Brussels presses for faster returns
European Commissioner Magnus Brunner stated that the EU has navigated the Ceuta border crisis successfully, urging member states to expedite the implementation of…
EU interior ministers back tighter borders and faster returns after Ceuta
Ministers agreed to develop early-warning tools including social media monitoring to detect coordinated surges before they reach the frontier.
Airport signs mark Italy’s unilateral Schengen suspension on Spanish arrivals
The physical divide is the first tangible result of the Meloni government's decision to suspend Schengen free movement with Spain for the month of August.
Spanish police identify expelled jihadists among Ceuta arrivals
Counter-terrorism officers believe at least 10 men convicted of terrorism offences and deported to Morocco crossed back during the mass entry.
Vannacci: ‘Sánchez is right. On immigration, Meloni is a fiasco’
The ex-military said that Italy is being "Governed by a watered-down, fearful right, without the courage to make decisive decisions".
US House report describes Ceuta and Melilla as ‘Moroccan territory’
The wording was drafted by a close ally of Marco Rubio and cleared the chamber two weeks before the mass crossing into the Spanish enclave.
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Spanish Legion sweeps Ceuta beaches and hills for immigrants still in the city
Soldiers say those who remain include men with criminal records and that firearms have been recovered, an account Spanish authorities have not confirmed.
Spain sacks the official who published the Ceuta migrant figure
No minister has lost their post over the mass crossing that brought tens of thousands of people into the Spanish enclave in a single day.