Spain calls for EU meeting over Ceuta migrant crisis
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for an urgent European Union interior ministers meeting to address a migrant crisis at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Sánchez has criticized the responses of certain EU member states to recent migrant crossings, characterizing them as selfish and unlawful. Some EU countries, including Italy, have taken measures such as temporarily suspending Schengen arrangements in response to the situation.
Key takeaways
- 1.Spain has formally requested an emergency EU meeting focused on addressing the migrant crisis at Ceuta
- 2.Spanish leadership views some EU member states' responses to the migrant crossings as inadequate or contrary to EU principles
- 3.Individual EU countries have implemented their own border measures, including partial Schengen suspensions, in response to migrant movements
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