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Ceuta events reveal EU divisions
Last weekend marked an unprecedented influx of approximately 60,000 migrants from Morocco and Africa into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, resulting in 72 fatalities over two days. The Spanish authorities and security agencies were caught off guard by this event, but managed to regain control by increasing military deployment and swiftly returning the migrants to the Moroccan side. The surge is attributed to multiple factors, including diminished communication with Morocco following the cancellation of a maritime route with Gibraltar, the Spanish judicial decision that prohibits immediate deportation of migrants, as well as digital factors and smuggling gangs. The situation has caused internal fragmentation within the European Union, with countries like Italy and Denmark calling for stricter border measures, while the EU community as a whole has called for a unified response to address illegal migration flows.
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