Spain rejects Schengen suspension after Ceuta crisis
Updated 3 months ago3 new reports, including Le Figaro, France 24.
The short version
Spain has rejected the idea of a temporary suspension of the Schengen area after 72,000 migrants arrived in Ceuta. Almost all of the migrants have returned to Morocco, but about 1,000 unaccompanied minors remain in the enclave.
Spain claimed that the Schengen area had not been compromised despite the arrival of 72,000 migrants in Ceuta.6 Almost all of the migrants, nearly 70,000 people, returned to neighboring Morocco after arriving in Ceuta.7,6 Italy, supported by Denmark and Finland, called for a temporary suspension of Schengen cooperation with Spain after the influx of migrants.2
Brussels rejected the idea of Spain's exclusion from Schengen and called for a coordinated European response.2 European Interior Ministers met by videoconference on 4 August to discuss the migration crisis in Ceuta.4,5 European leaders agreed that Schengen was the solution and not the problem after several days of tension.4
Madrid has recorded at least 72 deaths among migrants trying to reach Ceuta from Morocco.1 Morocco recorded 11 deaths among migrants during the influx to Ceuta.1 The Ceuta authorities have requested the help of Madrid to take care of about 1,000 unaccompanied minors who remained in the enclave.7
A Spanish activist, Isabel Peralta, was filmed performing a Nazi salute during a demonstration in Madrid after the influx of migrants.3 Isabel Peralta has claimed for several years her admiration for Adolf Hitler, according to Le Figaro.3 The mayor of Montpellier, Michaël Delafosse, denounced the filmed sequence of Isabel Peralta on social networks.3
Why it matters
Ceuta is a Spanish enclave in North Africa, separated from Morocco by a land border and accessible from Morocco by sea.2,7,6,1
The Schengen area allows free movement between 26 European countries, but can be temporarily suspended in the event of a serious threat to public order or internal security.2,4,6
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