Migrants storm Ceuta to get into Europe
A huge crowd of mostly male Moroccans stormed the border with the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta on the North African coast on Thursday. Police
A huge crowd of mostly male Moroccans stormed the border with the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta on the North African coast on Thursday. Police said the situation is absolute chaos. Local officials called on Spain to declare a national emergency and send the army to restore the border, but the government said it cannot declare a national emergency over migration concerns.
DW’s Brent Goff spoke to journalist Stephen Burgen about the thousands of migrants who mainly swam to the exclave. Activists reported that three people died attempting to reach Ceuta by sea. Spain and Morocco agreed to work together “for the return, as soon as possible, of all the people who entered Ceuta illegally.” Chapters 00:00 Hundreds of migrants reach Spain's Ceuta enclave 00:57 Interview with Writer and journalist Stephen Burgen joins from Barcelona 01:44 Why are so many migrants crossing into Ceuta?
02:46 Is Morocco losing control of the border? 04:20 Calls for a national emergency in Ceuta 05:38 What the crisis reveals about Europe's border policy 06:34 Why most arrivals are young men 07:26 What
happens next at the Ceuta border? 08:04 Stephen Burgen's final assessment from Barcelona For more news go to Follow DW on social media ► ►TikTok ► ► Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie Subscribe
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