EU convenes ministers for video meeting on migrant flows

The European Union is convening an emergency video conference for interior ministers on Tuesday to address the escalating migrant flows into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The announcement came via Ireland's Minister Micheál Martin on the social media platform X.

This urgent meeting follows a joint letter sent earlier on Saturday by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, along with 20 other heads of government. The letter implored for decisive action concerning the critical situation in Ceuta.

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call for action regarding the situation in the enclave of Ceuta.

In their correspondence, the leaders urged the Irish presidency of the EU Council to promptly organize a meeting among the bloc's interior ministers. The primary objective of this gathering is to initiate "necessary measures" to manage the ongoing influx of migrants. The call highlights a growing concern among European nations regarding border security and migration management.

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call for the Irish presidency to convene an emergency meeting among the EU's interior ministers to implement 'necessary measures'.