Macron expressed support for Spain over the migration crisis in Ceuta and offered assistance
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French President Macron promised Spain support, including through Frontex, amid the migration crisis in Ceuta. He noted cooperation with Morocco, which allowed the return of over 40,000 people.
French President Emmanuel Macron said he spoke with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and offered Madrid assistance amid the sudden migration crisis in Ceuta. He reported this on social media X, writes UNN.
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Macron said that in his conversation with Sanchez, he expressed solidarity and offered "all necessary assistance," including through the EU agency Frontex.
I welcome the ongoing cooperation with Morocco, thanks to which more than 40,000 returns from Ceuta to Morocco have already been ensured today. Our interior ministers will be in touch to closely monitor the situation
Emmanuel Macron also emphasized that it is impossible to enter the Schengen area unimpeded from Ceuta – controls are carried out at the border with mainland Spain.
He also noted that France has already taken additional measures to strengthen border controls with Spain, in addition to those that were in place in previous years.
Recall
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.