EU ministers discuss Ceuta crisis as Spain says most migrants have returned to Morocco
Spain says Europe's visa-free Schengen area was NOT compromised after tens of thousands of irregular migrants crossed into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The EU's
Spain says Europe's visa-free Schengen area was NOT compromised after tens of thousands of irregular migrants crossed into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The EU's 27 home affairs ministers backed Spain's response to the incident following emergency talks on Tuesday. The Spanish government says 70 thousand migrants have already returned over the border to Morocco, leaving two thousand still in the exclave.
DW's Nimisha Jaiswal is in Ceuta and Brussels correspondent Rosie Birchard covers the EU emergency meeting. #dwcurrentaffairs Chapter Breakdown 00:00 EU backs Spain after Ceuta border incident 00:39 Stranded migrants in Ceuta left in limbo 01:16 Political fallout from last week’s mass migration 02:50 The current situation in Ceuta today: Things have gone back to normal 04:18 How Ceuta residents view the mass migration 05:41 Calls for a stronger military presence 06:13 The migrants who remain in Ceuta face dire conditions 07:26 Some are determined not to go back 08:25 The outcome of an EU interior ministers emergency meeting on Ceuta: other EU countries express their solidarity 10:25 Spain locking horns with Italy over migration issue 11:41 How the Ceuta incident is being exploited by anti-immigrant political groups in Europe 13:10 Does solidarity with Spain translate into practical support?
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