Ceuta crisis puts Ireland's EU presidency to the test
A sudden mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has thrust migration to the top of the EU agenda, overshadowing Ireland's first month holding the EU presidency. As members clash over how to respond, Fiachra Ó Cionnaith looks at how Dublin may react to it's biggest presidential test yet.
A new ghost is haunting Europe and this time it is called immigration. The rampant shift to the right in the continent is riding on its back. And in the face of it, Pedro Sánchez, the only social democrat in charge of one of the big countries of the 27, is looking increasingly isolated, as the Ceuta crisis has shown with its images of a human wave that have shocked the whole planet.
But, very much in his style, the Spanish president does not shy away from the battle. As proof, the letter he sent this Saturday to Brussels denouncing the “egoism” of some of his European partners.
Translated by urgent.news from El Pais. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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