Czech Prime Minister calls for closing Schengen to Spain due to migration crisis in Ceuta
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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš called for temporarily excluding Spain from Schengen due to the migration crisis in Ceuta, where about 49,000 migrants entered uncontrollably from Morocco. Italy has already suspended Schengen rules in connection with Spain.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš called for closing the Schengen zone to Spain after a sharp escalation of the migration crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. This is reported by České noviny, according to UNN.
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According to Babiš, the situation in Ceuta is "absolutely scandalous," and the cause of the crisis was the overly lenient migration policy of the Spanish authorities.
According to the publication, since Thursday, about 49,000 migrants have entered Ceuta uncontrollably from the territory of Morocco. At least 19 people have died trying to cross the maritime border.
The Czech Prime Minister compared the current situation to the migration crisis of 2015 and stated that Spain must be temporarily excluded from the Schengen zone
At the same time, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Mačinka expressed a more restrained position. He stated that he does not currently support the idea of excluding Spain from the Schengen zone and awaits an official response from Madrid.
As České noviny notes, Italy has already temporarily suspended the Schengen rules in connection with Spain due to the escalation of the migration situation.