EU ministers close ranks behind Spain after Ceuta migration crisis

Madrid emerged vindicated as governments shifted from assigning blame to preventing a repeat.

Israel revels in Spain's migrant crisis while embarrassing ally Morocco Elis Gjevori on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 16:19 Israel and the US exploited the deaths of Moroccan migrants to punish Spain for its stance on Gaza and Iran A woman sits by a barbed-wire fence as relatives await the return of p

Thousands of Moroccans swam to Spainish terrain Cueta, with 72 losing their lives.Thousands of people braving rough seas, clinging to rubber tubes and makeshift flotation devices, trying desperately to swim barely 100 metres into Europe. These extraordinary scenes which unfolded at Spain's North African enclave of Ceut