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PoliticsTo be verifiedUpdated 01 Aug 2026, 12:10 UTC

22 EU leaders seek emergency talks on Ceuta migration crisis

  • Twenty-two EU leaders requested an emergency videoconference of interior ministers to coordinate the bloc’s response to migrant arrivals in Ceuta.
  • The signatories said they were seriously concerned and would consider temporary internal border controls among measures to address perceived migration and security risks.
  • Spain said almost all of roughly 50,000 people who crossed from Morocco into Ceuta on Thursday had been returned.
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PoliticsTo be verifiedUpdated 01 Aug 2026, 08:55 UTC

EU rejects Italy’s call to suspend Spain from Schengen

  • European Commission officials rejected Italy’s proposal to suspend Spain from the Schengen free-travel area, emphasizing protection of the EU’s external borders.
  • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urged extraordinary measures, while Denmark and Finland supported reconsidering Spain’s participation in Schengen.
  • Spain condemned Italy’s position and summoned its ambassador in Madrid to lodge a formal protest.