What's behind the Ceuta migrant incident and did Morocco instigate it?
At an emergency meeting of EU home affairs ministers on Tuesday, Spain assured its EU partners that most of the tens of thousands of migrant
At an emergency meeting of EU home affairs ministers on Tuesday, Spain assured its EU partners that most of the tens of thousands of migrant who arrived in its north African exclave Ceuta last week have returned to Morocco. But what caused the huge movement of so many people across the sea border between the two countries in such a short time period?
Carla Hobbs heads the Madrid office of the European Council on Foreign Relations. She argues that it could not have happened without the complicity of the Maroccan government. Chapter Breakdown 00:00 European Union backs Spain after last weekâs border breach in Ceuta 00:35 Interview Carla Hobbs, European Council on Foreign Relations 01:05 Some evidence suggests that the mass migration was triggered by Morocco 03:02 âSpain has an interest in not escalating things with Moroccoâ 04:23 EU interior ministers praise Spainâs response: Is this only political damage control?
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