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Portugal says Ceuta migrant entry posed no immediate threat to Schengen

From La Vanguardia · () Spanish

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  • Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel said the entry of migrants into Ceuta on August 15 did not pose an immediate threat to the Schengen area.
  • He said Portugal supports an EU interior ministers' meeting sought by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
  • Rangel said Morocco's efforts to contain the migrants were “very impressive” and predicted that tensions between Spain and Italy would soon be resolved.

Portugal does not believe the arrival of migrants in Ceuta on August 15 created an immediate threat to the Schengen area, Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel said.

We can say that there was no immediate threat to Schengen law as it happened

· Paulo RangelPortugal's foreign minister assessed the impact of the migrant entry into Ceuta.

“We can say that there was no immediate threat to Schengen law as it happened,” Rangel said from Cernobbio, near Milan, where he was attending the Ambrosetti Forum. He said Portugal and France would have felt the first impact because they are neighboring countries.

Rangel also addressed Italy's decision to suspend the Schengen agreement and impose border controls on people arriving from Spain. Spain and Italy are “friends,” he said, adding that “this small tension” would be resolved soon.

friends

· Paulo RangelRangel described Spain and Italy while discussing tensions over border controls.

Portugal supports an EU meeting of interior ministers requested by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Rangel said. Portugal did not sign a declaration by European leaders calling for an emergency summit on Ceuta.

this small tension

· Paulo RangelRangel said the disagreement between Spain and Italy would soon be resolved.

He said the Portuguese government monitored the situation “hour by hour,” receiving and sharing information. Rangel also highlighted what he called Morocco's “very impressive” efforts to contain the migrants.

hour by hour

· Paulo RangelHe described how Portugal monitored developments in Ceuta.
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