
Morocco’s Migration Blackmail Against Spain on Full Display
The ease with which Rabat has stopped new attempts to enter Ceuta suggests the North African country is using migration as political leverage.

The ease with which Rabat has stopped new attempts to enter Ceuta suggests the North African country is using migration as political leverage.

Spanish ministers face parliamentary scrutiny over the handling of the crisis as Brussels considers using trade and visa pressure against Morocco.

Online activity shows an even larger push to enter Spain in the coming days is being prepared.

Pedro Sánchez is reportedly preparing crisis talks as his interior minister denies receiving advance notice of the mass border breach.

The local government of the enclave town accused PM Sánchez of being detached from reality as Madrid downplays the level of the migrant crisis.

The Commission president has proposed more EU funding for Rabat as furious member states demand tougher borders and verified migrant returns from Spain.

The Spanish PM has remained on vacation in Lanzarote despite the deadly migrant crisis in Ceuta—with more leisure activities ahead.

Europe may choose an extensive welfare state. It may choose extremely open immigration. But it cannot indefinitely maintain both without producing fiscal strain, political conflict, and declining public trust.

Spanish troops are escorting migrants back to Morocco as the enclave clears its streets following the largest mass crossing in its history.

The Spanish government and opposition are preparing an urgent legal reform as VOX demands the permanent militarisation of the border.