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politico.eu > article > pedro-sanchez-release-of-declassified-ceuta-files-turns-into-own-goal

Sánchez’s release of declassified Ceuta files turns into ‘own goal’

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (554+ words) Official notes show Spanish intelligence services warned of a mass incursion, contradicting the government’s claim that the surge could not have been predicted. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez might have hoped declassifying official files on this summer’s mass migrant surge…...

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politico.eu > article > ceuta-crisis-forces-europes-migrant-rights-groups-to-rethink-their-playbook

Ceuta crisis forces Europe’s migrant-rights groups to rethink their playbook

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1247+ words) The old appeals to solidarity are no longer working. BRUSSELS — The political reaction to the surge of migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta laid bare how sharply Europe’s migration debate has shifted, and how it’s forcing migrant-rights groups to…...

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politico.eu > article > pedro-sanchez-dismisses-police-claim-that-morocco-instigated-ceuta-crisis

Sánchez dismisses police claim that Morocco instigated Ceuta crisis

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (665+ words) The embattled Spanish prime minister refuses to blame Rabat for the migrant surge but reaffirms Madrid’s sovereignty over its North African cities. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday denied Morocco’s involvement in the flood of tens of thousands of…...

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politico.eu > article > ceuta-spirals-into-chaos-as-spains-pedro-sanchez-struggles-to-regain-control

Ceuta spirals into chaos as Spain’s Sánchez struggles to regain control

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1189+ words) Makeshift camps, clashes and growing hostility have become part of daily life in the North African exclave, where thousands of migrants remain a month after the mass crossing. CEUTA, Spain — Spanish police fired shots into the air Monday morning as…...

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politico.eu > article > spain-ceuta-migration-crisis-pedro-sanchez-national-security-council

Spain’s Sánchez calls national security meeting 26 days into Ceuta migration crisis

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (367+ words) Critics had demanded the body be convened for weeks. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will convene the country’s National Security Council on Tuesday over the migration crisis in Ceuta — 26 days after tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco and…...

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politico.eu > article > pedro-sanchez-has-one-year-until-spain-election-deadline-the-odds-are-against-him

Sánchez has one year until Spain’s election deadline. The odds are against him.

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1210+ words) The prime minister is still facing heat over the Ceuta crisis and a raft of Socialist Party corruption scandals. An early election could make sense. We are now one year away from the latest possible date — Aug. 22, 2027 — that Spain can…...

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politico.eu > article > spain-and-morocco-reinforce-border-amid-calls-for-fresh-migrant-surge-into-ceuta

Spain and Morocco reinforce border amid fears of fresh Ceuta migrant surge

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (383+ words) Authorities in Madrid and Rabat are taking no chances, working together to prevent a repeat of last month’s mass crossings into the exclave. Thousands of Spanish and Moroccan security officers reinforced Ceuta’s borders on Friday as online messages spread calling…...