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Spain to Seek Permanent Frontex Presence and Europol Mission in Ceuta

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Spain plans to request a permanent Frontex presence at Ceuta’s port and breakwater, along with a dedicated Europol mission to monitor irregular migration.
  • Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also announced a review of coordination and warning mechanisms with Morocco after more than 70,000 people entered Ceuta from Morocco on July 30 and 31.
  • Sánchez said Spain wanted good-neighbor relations with Morocco but that cooperation had to change, while seeking greater European Union involvement at the border.

Spain will ask the European border agency Frontex to establish a permanent presence at the port and breakwater of Ceuta, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told Congress. Madrid will also request a specific Europol mission for the Spanish city on Morocco’s northern border.

permanent presence

· Pedro SánchezSánchez said Spain would ask Frontex to maintain a permanent presence at Ceuta’s port and breakwater.

Sánchez appeared before lawmakers over the migration crisis that followed the entry of more than 70,000 people from Morocco on July 30 and 31. He said Spain would review its coordination and alert mechanisms with Morocco and seek “additional guarantees.”

The proposed Europol mission would monitor irregular migration in Ceuta. Sánchez said the aim was to ensure that the European border received the European support it deserved. Greater European Union involvement in managing irregular migration flows was among the measures he presented to prevent a repeat of the mass entry.

good neighborliness

· Pedro SánchezSánchez described Spain’s desired relationship with Morocco while saying cooperation must change.

Sánchez said Spain wanted a relationship of “good neighborliness” with Morocco, but added that cooperation had to be different after the events in Ceuta. Together with Melilla, Ceuta is one of the European Union’s only two land borders with Africa.

additional guarantees

· Pedro SánchezSánchez said Spain would seek stronger guarantees when reviewing coordination and alert mechanisms with Morocco.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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