Spain restores control of Ceuta, Sanchez attacks EU response
Madrid says nearly all illegal migrants have been returned, while EU ministers are set to meet again on Aug. 3.
The Spanish government said it had restored control of the Ceuta border after about 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco in 24 hours, triggering chaos and a humanitarian crisis in the Spanish territory in North Africa. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez then criticized the response of several European Union countries, calling it selfish, divisive and unlawful. In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, Antonio Costa and Micheal Martin, Sanchez urged an emergency meeting of EU interior ministers to draw up a joint response. Madrid also said nearly all of the migrants who entered illegally had been sent back through coordination with Morocco, while preventing unauthorized movement to other parts of Europe.
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