3+ week, 4+ day ago   (589+ words) Brussels backs Spain’s response to the migration crisis in Ceuta, but Italy, Denmark and other European partners are questioning Madrid’s migration policy and its ability to secure a border they regard as a shared European responsibility. The European Commissioner for…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (711+ words) Both countries devote 70% of their defense efforts to protecting their allies and only 30% to their own security. The regulatory and political conflict lies in the fact that the guidelines of these funds are deeply conditioned by the geography of the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (183+ words) Brussels has not attributed responsibility for the mass crossing to Morocco, pending a Spanish investigation into its possible involvement. Digital Shield asked whether any interior minister had proposed Spain’s temporary expulsion from the Schengen area, and the answer was no....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (368+ words) Twenty-two member states have asked Brussels to address the crisis at an emergency meeting on Tuesday; only Portugal, Slovenia, Malta and Ireland declined to back the initiative. While Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez argued that "solidarity and empathy are optional,…...