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All you need to know about Ceuta amid the migration debate: LONDON: Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish-controlled cities on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast ...
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Hundreds of migrant children are stranded in Spain’s Ceuta after mass crossing: The teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory ...
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Stress test Ceuta: What the EU interior ministers are now arguing about: The situation in Ceuta has calmed down, but the political dispute has only just begun ...
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Morocco and the onslaught on Ceuta: Is Rabat behind it?: Morocco wants to continue cooperating with Spain. Rabat blames human traffickers and the "malicious ...
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Migrant children face uncertain future in Spain’s Ceuta: The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory. Her little brother drowned in the Mediterranean ...
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Ceuta: Morocco blames misinformation: For the first time since the mass influx of migrants to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, Morocco has commented on the events - ...
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Ceuta: EU calls for stronger borders after migrant crossings into Spanish territory
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EU chief praises Spain's 'swift handling' of Ceuta migrant rush: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Monday commended Spain's quick reaction to the migrant rush on ...
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What the Ceuta Crisis Reveals About the New Mediterranean Order: What the Ceuta Crisis Reveals About the New Mediterranean Order
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EU can give Morocco more border support, von der Leyen tells Spain after Ceuta spat
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Stronger EU borders needed after Ceuta crisis, von der Leyen says: European Commission president says work needed in five areas of migration control including ...
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Migrant influx into Ceuta: Social media as the trigger for the escalation: More and more details are emerging about the scale of the online mobilization that led ...
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Background remains unclear: Is Morocco behind the Ceuta influx? Or the USA?: The influx of migrants to Ceuta has alarmed not only Spain, but the entire EU ...
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Spain’s Ceuta overwhelmed as thousands remain after migrant border rush: Spain estimates that about 69,500 migrants have returned to Morocco over the past four ...
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After migrant influx in Ceuta: Morocco cites reasons for the mass influx: Tens of thousands of migrants virtually overran the Spanish exclave of Ceuta at the end ...
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Hundreds of migrant minors stranded in Ceuta after border crisis: Spanish law mandates protection for unaccompanied minors, but many in Ceuta lack food and ...
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Hundreds of Children Left Stranded in Spain's Ceuta After Major Migrant Influx
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Ceuta: At least 50,000 migrants reached the Spanish exclave: At least 57 people died in the influx, 48,300 have already returned to Morocco ...
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Morocco blames misinformation for crisis in Ceuta: The government in Rabat does not see itself as responsible for the influx of migrants to the Spanish exclave ...
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OpinionMigration to Ceuta: Rumors and foreign policy games: How did it come about that suddenly 60,000 refugees tried to enter the EU via the exclave of Ceuta? And what ...
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Ceuta: Tragedy with hundreds dead intensifies debate on migration policy: The tragedy in Ceuta has triggered a major political conflict. Ahead of the EU crisis ...
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Migrants set up camp at Cueta as thousands still remain in enclave : The crisis has fuelled anti-immigration rhetoric throughout Europe and sparked diplomatic ...
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Italy takes 'extraordinary' step after 60K migrants rushed Spanish city following socialist leader's open border policy
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EU can give Morocco more border support, von der Leyen tells Spain after Ceuta spat
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After overcrowding in Ceuta, Von der Leyen calls for stronger EU border protection
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Ceuta: Von der Leyen calls for joint EU response to strengthen borders: In a letter seen by AFP, von der Leyen said the EU must go further in reinforcing its ...
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Live: Trump says new talks with Iran to begin Monday after calling off strikes
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Morocco blames misinformation for Ceuta migrant rush; Israel conspiracy theories spread
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No, thousands of migrants won't come to the UK from Ceuta - here's why: Fears of a new migration crisis impacting the UK are misplaced despite the chaotic scenes ...
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OpinionMigration to Ceuta: Encouraged to cross the border: Tens of thousands of people crossed the border into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa on Thursday ...
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Powerful Photos Show a Surge of Moroccan Migrants Crossing Into Spain: Close to 50,000 Moroccan migrants crossed into Spain's Ceuta enclave in just two days ...
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Ceuta live ticker: All the news on the surge at the EU border: Thousands of migrants are streaming into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in Morocco ...
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"They beat us so we would go on to Spain": Bitter suspicion regarding the migrant influx into Ceuta
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Ceuta migrant chaos: Hundreds set up camp on beach as Spain ‘blames Morocco for border surge’
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Tens of Thousands Have Returned: At Least 67 Dead in Migrant Rush on Ceuta: Tens of thousands of people are flooding into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North ...
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Ceuta crisis: Morocco remains silent for a long time - | Then comes the first reaction with a pointed accusation.
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Thousands of people return to Morocco after crossing the border into Ceuta: Spanish soldiers have joined the police and Civil Guard officers at the Spanish ...
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Death toll from migrant rush into Ceuta rises to 72: More than 50,000 people entered Ceuta on Thursday, nearly all returned
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Ceuta crisis becomes an EU stress test - How are the countries positioning themselves?
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Migrants on Ceuta: Morocco denies responsibility: While everyday life is slowly returning to the enclave, Spain and the EU want to know how the influx of ...
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Spain’s Ceuta overwhelmed as thousands remain after migrant border rush
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Crisis in Ceuta: Morocco blames misinformation: Morocco does not see itself as responsible for the influx of migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta ...
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Ceuta disaster: 72 dead after onslaught of 60,000 migrants - | Spain seals off coast
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Death toll from migrant rush into Ceuta rises to 72: More than 50,000 people entered Ceuta on Thursday, nearly all returned
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Spain says ‘vast majority’ of Ceuta migrants have returned to Morocco: Ceuta is Spanish territory and once people enter, they are officially on EU soil.
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Hundreds of migrant children are stranded in Spain’s Ceuta after mass crossing: CEUTA: The teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory ...
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Ceuta Migration Crisis Exposes Despair Among Morocco’s Young People: Moroccan migrants described their despair at their economic future, explaining what ...
nytimes.com/2026/08/03/world/middleeast/morocco-ceuta-spain-migrants.html

Morocco blames misinformation for Ceuta migration: Marokkos Regierung hat sich erstmals zu den Ereignissen in Ceuta geäußert. Sie macht Falschinformationen für ...
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Almost all migrants from Ceuta are said to be back in Morocco: Following the temporary escalation in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, the government appears to be ...
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Migrant influx into Ceuta: the pictures: Tausende Migranten sind illegal in die spanische Exklave Ceuta in Nordafrika gelangt. Die Stadt kämpft mit dem grossen ...
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Divisions in Migration Policy: 22 EU Countries Criticize Spain Over Ceuta—Spain Fights Back
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After the influx to Ceuta: Return to normality: The largest migration wave Ceuta has ever experienced is ending as quickly as it began. Morocco, meanwhile ...
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Sánchez condemns ‘selfish’ reaction of some EU countries to Ceuta border crisis as death toll rises – Europe live
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Ceuta disaster: 72 dead after onslaught of 60,000 migrants - | Spain seals off coast
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Spanish exclave Ceuta: Von der Leyen calls for stronger European external borders
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The viral migrant crisis that’s splitting Europe in half: More than 60,000 migrants overwhelmed the border between Morocco and Spain. And Europe is split over ...
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Italy has suspended Schengen travel pact with Spain over the Ceuta migrant crisis
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Spain's Ceuta overwhelmed as thousands remain after migrant border rush: Hundreds of migrants set up camp on a beach in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta ...
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Spanish enclave Ceuta returns to normal as migrants depart: Spain says nearly all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered its North African enclave of ...
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Moment migrants chant ‘Allahu Akbar’ after ‘invading’ Spanish enclave as they clash with police on streets of Ceuta
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Spain attacks 'selfish' response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings: Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime ...
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EU to hold urgent meeting after Spanish PM calls Ceuta crisis response ‘selfish’: Pedro Sánchez hits out at ‘polarising and unlawful reaction’ over mass crossing ...
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Europe tightens borders after deadly Ceuta migrant surge - Salon.com: Spain rushed to reinforce its border as European leaders debated new controls after ...
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Ceuta border surge shakes Morocco’s image as the EU’s ‘trusted partner’: The mass crossing of thousands of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta could ...
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Social media rumours, economic hardship fuel migrant surge into Ceuta: Social media rumours, economic hardship fuel migrant surge into Ceuta - Europe - The ...
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Why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint and how were so many people able to cross from Morocco?
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At least 67 dead in Ceuta – almost all of the migrants have left: The Spanish exclave of Ceuta has been overwhelmed by thousands of people, plunging Spain into a ...
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Ceuta: Morocco blames misinformation for the crisis in Ceuta: The Moroccan Interior Ministry has commented for the first time on the incidents in the Spanish ...
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Ceuta grapples with aftermath of border surge after most migrants leave the Spanish territory
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Migrants storm EU border: What's really behind the Ceuta crisis?: Did Morocco deliberately trigger the migrant onslaught on Ceuta? An old conflict with Spain ...
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Czechia joins EU migration fray as PM demands Spain’s Schengen exclusion: Babiš’s demand has thrust Czechia into a wider European dispute over migration ...
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Why Did 60,000 Migrants Cross from Morocco into Spain’s Ceuta? Moroccan Dutch Professor Explains
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Spain and the migrant influx: Consequences for Ceuta: Up to 60,000 people entered the Spanish exclave illegally from Morocco last week. Most of them have left ...
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Paid articlePaywallCeuta grapples with aftermath of border surge as residents split over who’s at fault
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Ceuta crisis: Morocco remains silent for a long time - | then comes the first reaction with a spicy accusation
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The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta: We’ve seen this before.
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Spain's Pedro Sánchez was a hero of migrants. After Ceuta, he faces his biggest challenge
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Migrant Surge in Ceuta: Italy Calls for Spain's Expulsion from the Schengen Area: The government in Rome has described the influx of migrants into the Spanish ...
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Escalation in Spain: Half of the migrants back in Morocco - | 41 dead in Ceuta + Sánchez speaks of an "attack on Spain's integrity"
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Morocco blames social media, human traffickers for Spain migrant rush: Morocco's Interior Ministry says at least 11 people died, most by drowning ...
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Insight: Spain's rush to clear Ceuta migrant backlog raises rights concerns: When heavily pregnant Fatna and her disabled son arrived in Spain's North African ...
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Italy prolongs Schengen suspension with Spain, talks loom: Italy has extended by another week its suspension of the European Union's border-free travel ...
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King Felipe VI says Ceuta is ‘inalienable’ part of Spain in landmark visit: King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta on Tuesday for the first time in 14 ...
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Ceuta: What role the exclave is beginning to play in Spain's election campaign
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Spain's royals visit Ceuta enclave amid friction with Morocco after border surge: Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta's Muslim cemetery on ...
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Royal couple visits - | Spain wants to show support for Ceuta: Spain wants to show support for the exclave of Ceuta after the influx of migrants ...
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Morocco violated Ceuta waters during migrant surge: media: Morocco violated Ceuta waters during migrant surge: media
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WATCH: Spanish police clear Ceuta’s last informal migrant settlement as preparations ramp up for King Felipe’s first-ever visit
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Migration crisis in Ceuta: Can Spain still get the situation in the exclave under control?
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Teen migrants are sleeping on Ceuta's streets as Spain delays in responding to the crisis
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Last Ceuta migrant camp removed ahead of Spanish king's visit: Spanish authorities on Sunday cleared the last major migrant encampment in Ceuta ...
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Feijóo Puts Ceuta Crisis, Morocco at Center of Spain Election Campaign: Alberto Núñez Feijóo made migration crisis in Ceuta a central theme of his election ...
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Morocco makes 111 arrests after second mass Ceuta migrant crossing attempt falls flat
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Morocco arrests more than 100 migrants off Ceuta: After the influx of migrants to the exclave of Ceuta, Spain fears a similar situation ...
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Spain, Morocco bolster Ceuta security after new migrant surge: Spain and Morocco have tightened security along the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta after ...
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Ceuta Events: Spain Introduces Border Controls with Italy: The dispute between the two EU countries, Spain and Italy, continues to escalate. Starting Saturday ...
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Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to Ceuta: Social media rumors sparked a migration surge from Morocco to Spain's territory of Ceuta ...
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