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Situation in Ceuta Largely Normalized After Migrant Surge, Spain Says
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Situation in Ceuta Largely Normalized After Migrant Surge, Spain Says

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Spain's Interior Minister stated that the situation in the Ceuta enclave is largely normalized, with most of the tens of thousands of migrants who crossed from Morocco having left.
  • At least 67 people died during the recent surge of migrants attempting to enter Ceuta by swimming around the border post.
  • The influx has prompted calls from European leaders, including Denmark's Prime Minister, for action at the EU's external borders.

The situation in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta has largely returned to normal, with nearly all migrants who recently crossed from Morocco having departed, according to Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska. He announced on Saturday that the situation was "almost completely normalized."

Almost all have already left Ceuta.

— Fernando Grande-MarlaskaSpain's Interior Minister, responding to a question about the tens of thousands of migrants who had crossed into the enclave in the preceding days.

The mass arrival of migrants, estimated at around 60,000, saw many attempting to enter Ceuta by swimming around the border post that juts into the Mediterranean Sea. Tragically, at least 67 people lost their lives during these perilous crossings from Morocco to the Spanish territory.

The situation is almost completely normalized.

— Fernando Grande-MarlaskaDescribing the current state of affairs in Ceuta following the large-scale migrant arrivals.

This sudden influx has intensified calls from European politicians for decisive action regarding the EU's external borders. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, alongside Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and 20 other heads of government, has co-signed a letter to the EU urging an emergency meeting. Frederiksen emphasized the critical need for border control, stating that the pressure on the EU's external borders requires an "immediate and firm response."

It is completely crucial that we have control over Europe's borders. The pressure we are seeing on the EU's external borders requires an immediate and firm response. First and foremost from Spain and Morocco.

— Mette FrederiksenDenmark's Prime Minister, commenting on the need for action at the EU's external borders following the events in Ceuta.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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