Spain Requests EU Assistance to Manage Migration Crisis in Ceuta
Spain has formally requested EU support to address a severe migration crisis in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa. The EU has confirmed it is analyzing the request, with Frontex and Europol set to assist in registering migrants and processing asylum applications. The situation has prompted accelerated decision-making on triage and returns.
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The European Commissioner for Interior and Migration, Magnus Brunner, reported this Saturday that the European Union (EU) will take measures as quickly as possible
"We will make a decision quickly," has indicated the European Commissioner for Migration, Magnus Brunner.
Brussels is accelerating a decision on the support requested by the Interior for triage and processing of cases, while prioritizing the returns of people in an irregular situation
Spain asks EU for help processing migrants in Ceuta AZƏRTAC - Azerbaijan State News Agency
Spain has asked the EU for help in dealing with the migration crisis in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta. According to the Ministry of the Interior in Madrid, the border protection agency Frontex and the EU Asylum Agency will help register migrants more quickly and process asylum applications. At the end of July, tens of thousands of people from Morocco arrived in Ceuta. Most returned shortly thereafter [...]
Spain is asking Frontex to deploy additional staff to strengthen registration and initial checks.