Twenty-two member states issued a joint letter calling the President of the European Council for co-ordinated action and the strengthening of the EU’s external borders, after some 60,000 migrants entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco. The member states in their letter to Antonio Costa say:
“hybrid threats to create the perception that illegal entry into the European Union is possible, the perception would encourage further attempts, undermine confidence in our common migration policy and have repercussions for all Member States”
In a separate letter to von der Leyen, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said:
“the Spanish government had fully restored control over the border and prevented any ‘unauthorised onward movement towards continental Europe’ in less than 48 hours.”
President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, made the decision that the European Union will hold emergency talks on 4th August, Tuesday to discuss the migration crisis in Ceuta.
