Europe is again embroiled in a contentious debate about immigration.
On Aug. 4, 2026, European interior ministers met for an EU-wide crisis meeting on borders. This followed days of accusations, recriminations and in-fighting among EU member states over an incident in which approximately 70,000 people crossed from Morocco to the small Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the North African coast.
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