22 EU leaders call for emergency talks over Ceuta migrant crisis
The letter came as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hit out at some EU members over their response to the crisis.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has criticized several European governments for their "selfish, polarizing and illegal" response to the crisis in Ceuta, accusing them of acting out of "prejudice, false news, ignorance or political interest." In a letter to the EU institutions, Sánchez complaints about the reactions of some EU partners (without naming them) and calls for an urgent meeting of Interior Ministers following Italy's suspension of Schengen cooperation with Spain and Finland and Denmark's open call for temporarily excluding their cooperation with Madrid in free movement.
Over 48,000 of the around 50,000 migrants who entered Ceuta from Morocco have already returned, according to Spain.
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