MADRID: The meeting between EU interior ministers to address the Ceuta mass border rush had a constructive tone and member states recognized Madrid’s “immediate and efficient” response, Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told reporters on Tuesday. About 70,000 of the 72,000 migrants who entered Ceuta had left, Grande-Marlaska said, adding that the Schengen space was never compromised as the North African enclave is not included in the agreement.
EU interior ministers’ meeting was ‘constructive’, Spain says
About 70,000 of the 72,000 migrants who entered Ceuta had left, Grande-Marlaska said
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August 04, 2026 09:58
MADRID: The meeting between EU interior ministers to address the Ceuta mass border rush had a constructive tone and member states recognized Madrid’s “immediate and efficient” response, Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told reporters on Tuesday.
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