Migration crisis: Is Spain failing in the migration crisis in Ceuta?
More than a month after the mass influx into the Spanish exclave, thousands of migrants are still living there. However, Spain is just as unprepared for the crisis as many other EU countries.
Madrid reports that the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta is far from returning to normal after a migration crisis. By the end of July, 72,000 migrants from Morocco had streamed into Ceuta. While Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez had already claimed on the first of August that his government had managed to "almost all, who had crossed the border illegally, send back", the emphasis is on the word "almost": according to the government's own figures, around 5,000 people are still in the small city.
There is a shortage of accommodation. Many migrants are camping on the streets and beaches, or hiding in the outskirts of the city. Residents feel no longer safe and are also feeling neglected by Madrid. Protesters against the Spanish government's handling of the migrant crisis took to the streets in Ceuta last Wednesday. Across Spain, solidarity demonstrations were organized with Ceuta, including 50,000 people in Madrid alone. Is Spain failing to manage the crisis?
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