Migration: EU schnürt millionenschweres Hilfspaket für Ceuta
Ende Juli waren in nur zwei Tagen mehr als 70.000 Menschen von Marokko in die spanische Exklave Ceuta gekommen. Spaniens Antrag auf Soforthilfe wird nun mit einem Hilfspaket beantwortet.
The European Union is providing Spain with approximately 115 million euros to address migration issues in the North African enclave of Ceuta, according to the EU Commission in Brussels on a Tuesday afternoon. The funds aim to bolster border protection and surveillance, as well as ensure the dignified housing of unaccompanied minors and the return of undocumented individuals, the EU Commission announced.
Spain had submitted a request for emergency aid on August 24. According to government figures, around 72,000 migrants swam to Ceuta from Morocco or climbed over border fences between July 30 and 31. Most of them returned within hours. However, several thousand migrants remained in the area, which is smaller than Frankfurt Airport, a month later.
The exact number remains unclear to the relevant regional president. Is Spain failing in the migration crisis in Ceuta?
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