Spain requests emergency funding from the EU over Ceuta migrants
- European Commission says it is ‘assessing’ Spain’s request after some 70,000 migrants surged into North African enclave.
- Spain has formally requested emergency funding from the European Union to address the migration situation in its North African enclave of Ceuta, weeks after tens of thousands of people surged across the border from Morocco.
- The European Commission said on Tuesday that it is closely monitoring the situation and remained “fully engaged at all levels” to ensure the security of the EU’s external borders.
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- European Commission says it is ‘assessing’ Spain’s request after some 70,000 migrants surged into North African enclave.
- Spain has formally requested emergency funding from the European Union to address the migration situation in its North African enclave of Ceuta, weeks after tens of thousands of people surged across the border from Morocco.
- The European Commission said on Tuesday that it is closely monitoring the situation and remained “fully engaged at all levels” to ensure the security of the EU’s external borders.
Sources: Al Jazeera