Ceuta: EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to migrant crisis
EuropePoliticsHigh confidence — 91/100
The European Union has praised Spain's "swift response" to the migrant crisis in Ceuta, following a meeting of the bloc's interior ministers on Tuesday.
Around 72,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish territory in North Africa between 30 and 31 July, Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said.
He added that an estimated 70,000 have since been returned to Morocco.
Confirmed
The European Union has praised Spain's "swift response" to the migrant crisis in Ceuta, following a meeting of the bloc's interior ministers on Tuesday.
Around 72,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish territory in North Africa between 30 and 31 July, Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said.
He added that an estimated 70,000 have since been returned to Morocco.