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Ceuta leader accuses Morocco over âatrocityâ of mass border crossing
Published 3 August 2026 · europe
Juan JesĂșs Vivas says influx seen as âat least encouraged or permittedâ by Rabat, as Spain demands EU solidarity Explainer: why is Ceuta a migration
Juan JesĂșs Vivas says influx seen as âat least encouraged or permittedâ by Rabat, as Spain demands EU solidarity Explainer: why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint? A growing chorus of voices have accused Morocco of helping to fuel the crisis in Ceuta, with the leader of the Spanish enclave describing last weekâs border crossings as an attack on Spainâs territorial integrity that was seen as being âif not orchestrated, at least encouraged or permitted by Moroccoâ.
Spainâs interior ministry said late last week that 48,300 of the roughly 50,000 people who had turned up in Ceuta, a tiny Spanish territory in
north Africa, had been sent back to Morocco. The extraordinary influx had overwhelmed the city of 84,000 and set off a political crisis across the
EU as some member states laid blame on Spain. Continue reading...
Published: August 3, 2026 ⹠7:43 PM IST · Updated: August 3, 2026 ⹠8:41 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Juan JesĂșs Vivas says influx seen as âat least encouraged or permittedâ by Rabat, as Spain demands EU solidarity Explainer: why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint?
A growing chorus of voices have accused Morocco of helping to fuel the crisis in Ceuta, with the leader of the Spanish enclave describing last weekâs border crossings as an attack on Spainâs territorial integrity that was seen as being âif not orchestrated, at least encouraged or permitted by Moroccoâ.
Spainâs interior ministry said late last week that 48,300 of the roughly 50,000 people who had turned up in Ceuta, a tiny Spanish territory in north Africa, had been sent back to Morocco.
The extraordinary influx had overwhelmed the city of 84,000 and set off a political crisis across the EU as some member states laid blame on Spain.
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