Ceuta Migration Crisis Strains Spain-Morocco Ties and EU Border Security

Ceuta and Melilla: Why Europe’s African border remains a flashpoint

Thousands of migrants flooded Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco in late July 2026, triggering a crisis that tested EU border security and Spain-Morocco relations. The surge, fueled by a Supreme Court ruling and misinformation, left deaths and forced Italy to temporarily reinstate border controls under the Schengen Agreement. The Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, … Read more