EU pushes tougher borders after Ceuta crossing kills 83
What's next: EU interior ministers meet Tuesday as the bloc weighs more support for Morocco and tighter border controls.
The European Union moved to tighten border controls after last week’s mass crossing from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta left 83 people dead on both sides of the border and exposed new strains inside the bloc. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged stronger controls at vulnerable entry points and more technical and financial backing for Morocco in a letter to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. The rush into Ceuta has become the first major test of the EU Migration Pact, which took effect in June. The episode also triggered political fallout, with Italy temporarily suspending Schengen travel arrangements with Spain and other governments pressing Madrid over border security.