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The Spain–Morocco Ceuta Border Crisis

New Facts: Sánchez rebukes EU countries as selfish

On July 30, 2026, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez criticized several European Union countries for their selfish and unlawful responses to a surge of about 60,000 migrants arriving in Ceuta from Morocco.

Sanchez described the reactions of these countries as polarizing and called for an urgent video summit of all EU interior ministers to address the crisis.

The influx of migrants has led to tense exchanges between Spain and other EU states, with some countries, like Italy, suspending their Schengen agreements with Spain.

By the evening of July 30, Spain reported that most of the migrants had returned to Morocco, but the situation remains a point of contention within the EU.

The EU is expected to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the migrant crossings and the overall response to the situation in Ceuta.

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