2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (217+ words) The European Commission is reportedly preparing a major overhaul of Frontex rules that could significantly broaden the EU border agency’s powers as the bloc moves to tighten migration controls. Euractiv reported Wednesday that the Commission is expected to propose the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (432+ words) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday they have found no evidence that Moroccan authorities orchestrated or took part in a deadly border rush into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July. Sanchez's comments in the lower ​house of ⁠parliament…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (375+ words) Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday accused Russia and Israel of spreading disinformation about Spain’s migration policy that helped trigger last month’s migrant surge into Ceuta, but said no evidence linked Morocco. Over 72,000 migrants irregularly crossed ​from ⁠Morocco into the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (419+ words) Spain announced Thursday it will build shelters for 1,800 migrants in its North African enclave Ceuta to ease a humanitarian crisis following last month’s influx from Morocco. Some 72,000 migrants breached the border in an unprecedented and deadly rush into the north…...

4+ week, 17+ hour ago   (362+ words) Spain and Morocco have tightened security along the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta after calls circulated on social media urging another mass influx of migrants into the North African territory on Saturday. Despite the heightened security presence, a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (213+ words) Irregular migration into the European Union fell sharply in the first seven months of the year, with detections at the bloc’s external borders down 37%, according to Frontex. The 61,000 unauthorized entries represent a decrease of 37% compared to the same period last…...