Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated that the EU must “consider all options, including a suspension of Schengen cooperation,” to prevent a repeat of Europe’s 2015 migration crisis. Denmark has joined France, Finland, and Sweden in supporting Italy’s initiative to exclude Spain from the Schengen Area after one of the largest migration crises in Europe since 2015. Interior Minister of Finland Mari Rantanen said countries that fail to protect the EU’s external border “cannot be members of Schengen.”
But the fact is that Ceuta, the Spanish exclave in Northern Africa now besieged by a flow of migrants, does not fully participate in Schengen free movement, meaning strict identity checks are legally required for anyone leaving the enclave for mainland Spain.
▪️ Checks on people leaving Ceuta remain in place as if it were an external Schengen border.
▪️ Leaving for peninsular Spain by ferry or flight requires mandatory identity verification.
▪️ Spain cannot simply be expelled from Schengen. However, other Schengen countries can reintroduce border controls with Spain if they believe it is failing to protect the EU’s external border.
But please do note how a bunch of mindless politicians are jumping to the notion of a physically impossible migrant invasion.
On the other hand, Morocco appears to be deliberately transporting thousands of migrants toward the Spanish border, with even the traffic police steering the migrants.
Morocco appears to be deliberately transporting thousands of migrants toward the Spanish border, facilitating an invasion of Spain.
According to Spanish authorities, between 2,000 and 3,000 migrants crossed or attempted to cross into Ceuta in just a few hours. Hundreds entered by swimming around the Tarajal breakwater, using inflatable inner tubes and other flotation devices, while others reportedly forced their way through sections of the border.
The scale of the crossings overwhelmed the Guardia Civil, prompting the regional government of Ceuta to request immediate military assistance from Madrid. In response, the Spanish government activated emergency measures.
The Interior Ministry announced the deployment of Army units to reinforce the Guardia Civil, together with additional police officers, military divers, and a naval vessel to help secure the coastline and restore control over the border.
The European Union has expressed its willingness to assist Spain, including through Frontex, as Madrid works to regain control of the situation.
We have detected an intensive Russian propaganda campaign across Europe using pictures from Ceuta to sow destabilization.
There have been more than 1,500 publications on outlets identified by analysts as a pro-Russian network, led by Pravda and RT. Pravda Spanish has posted… pic.twitter.com/lpy2GLPBXU
Russia has jumped at the opportunity to use this as a propaganda tool. Andrii Sybiha, the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, wrote on X that “We have detected an intensive Russian propaganda campaign across Europe using pictures from Ceuta to sow destabilization. There have been more than 1,500 publications on outlets identified by analysts as a pro-Russian network, led by Pravda and RT. Pravda Spanish has posted almost 300 of them. Every language edition of RT has pushed more than 25 news items on the issue. For years, Moscow has used migration and other sensitive topics to stoke fear and destabilize European countries. This is not about the situation itself, but about the way Russia tries to exploit any topic that can benefit its agenda. The only way to protect the public from this interference is to cut it off. All Russian propaganda resources should be completely banned in every European country that takes its national security seriously.“
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