Brussels 01.08.2026 Today 22 from 26 EU leaders, strating with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni united in sharp criticism against the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s on his migration policies, blaming him the Ceuta huimanitarian crisis. I held a conference call with Commissioners @magnusbrunner and @dubravkasuica for an update on the situation in Ceuta….
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Spain: Ceuta taken over by Moroccans
31.07.2026 In Ceuta, migrants continue flooding the city, crossing the border in thousands. Spanish media report that the military and police have been ordered not to intervene to avoid altercations. 🇪🇸 | Esto es ahora mismo en Ceuta, 1 AM. Siguen ingresando miles de inmigrantes marroquíes al sur de España. Esto ya es una toma…
Spain: Ceuta flooded by Moroccans
31.07.2026 Today the Spanish government deployed military units to reinforce police in the North African enclave of Ceuta after migrants in Morocco broke through fences around the city on Thursday, overwhelming the Guardia Civil police force. 🔴🇪🇸🇲🇦 ALERTE INFO — L’invasion de l’enclave espagnole de Ceuta continue, des dizaines de milliers de Marocains déferlent en…
Ceuta: Spanish borders are EU borders
Brussels 18.05.2021 The European Council President Charles Michel expressed “full solidarity” with Spain after holding urgent talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who cancelled his trip to Paris to address with what he has described a “serious crisis” for both the Iberian country and the EU. Todo nuestro apoyo y solidaridad con España @sanchezcastejon…
Spain: Morocco migrant tactic
Brussels 18.05.2021 Some 6,000 undocumented migrants arrived illegally in the Spanish exclave city of Ceuta in North Africa on Monday 17 and Tuesday May 18, according to the central government’s delegate in the city. Government sources told Spanish news agency Efe that around 1,500 of the migrants may be minors, although their age still needs…
Europol: Spain exotic birds traffickers arrests
Police have recovered 280 exotic birds, valued at over one million euros, among which featured macaws, parrots and cockatoos, all of which are endangered species protected by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). These birds were destined to be sold to North African countries – Morocco in…
Spain: Cupid fraud for migrants
On 10 December 2019, the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime group involved in the facilitation of illegal immigration by arranging sham unmarried partnerships in Spain. The partnerships of convenience were set up to ensure legal permanent permits of residence for irregular migrants. The operation led to 11 searches…
ISIS fighter repatriated to Italy
An Italian foreign fighter was repatriated on after being arrested in Syria, ANSA news agency reports. (Image above: illustration). Samir Bougana, (25) from Moroccan origin, allegedly first fought with militias affiliated to Al Qaeda and then with ISIS. Italo-Moroccan foreign fighter Samir Bougana has been repatriated from Syria to Italy and placed under arrest by Italian…
Hundreds of Africans stormed Spanish border
One African illegal migrant died and three others were injured when a crowd of more than 300 people stormed the border fence separating Spanish enclave Melilla from Morocco, the local authorities informed. https://twitter.com/rubnpulido/status/1053948016049225728 Hundreds of illegal migrants managed to scale the seven-meter high metal barrier and were taken to a reception center in Melilla where…
Migrants storm border in Spain
A crowed of 300 strong sub-Saharan African migrants stormed the six-metre razor-wire fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla early morning hourse on Tuesday, 9.05.2016, at least hundred of them successfully crossed the border, police said. Three police officers were injured and required medical attention after the 0500 GMT incident. Illegal migrants threw…