Enter search text:EU ministers agree Schengen 'not the problem' after Ceuta incident: French ministerBy AFPLast Updated: Aug 04, 2026, 06:32:00 PM ISTSynopsisFrance's interior minister stated EU ministers agreed the Schengen zone was not the problem. This statement followed calls to suspend Spain from the free-travel area. The calls arose after a migrant influx into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta. Italy and Denmark had advocated for Spain's suspension from the bloc. EU ministers met to discuss the situation and reach a consensus.ReutersEU ministers agree Schengen 'not the problem' after Ceuta incident: French ministerParis, France: France's interior minister on Tuesday said EU ministers had agreed the Schengen zone was "not the problem" after calls to suspend Spain from the bloc following an influx of migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta."We all agreed the Schengen area was not really the problem," Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said following a meeting with his EU counterparts after Italy and Denmark advocated last week for Spain to be suspended from the free-travel area over the Ceuta crisis.Read More News on