Migration: Ceuta beschäftigt die EU: Migrationskrise oder Angriff auf Spaniens Souveränität?
Spaniens Exklave liegt an der Einfahrt zur Straße von Gibraltar, Marokko beansprucht das Gebiet. Die EU berät ab Montag über den Ansturm. Auch die Rolle der USA ist plötzlich umstritten.
European Union member states are expressing concern that the influx of tens of thousands of migrants to Ceuta, a Spanish enclave, has been a "hybrid attack" on Spanish sovereignty. Four EU diplomats and two officials told the Handelsblatt that the recent surge of migrants could not have occurred without Morocco's approval. In an open letter, 22 EU government leaders, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), argued that the EU cannot permit the "instrumentalization of migration or other hybrid threats."
Within 48 hours, over 50,000 people attempted to enter Ceuta, most of whom have since returned to Morocco. The death toll has risen to 72. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the situation an "attack, a violation of Spain's territorial integrity," while praising "very reasonable cooperation with the countries of origin and transit." He made every effort to avoid criticizing Morocco.
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