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Migrants are using social media to plan another mass border crossing into Ceuta. At least four WhatsApp groups, 10 Facebook groups and more than 50 Instagram accounts have been us
By Inti Landauro and Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The European Union should use all available leverage, including visa and trade policy, to secure cooperation from Morocco on migration,
An estimated 50,000 to 60,000 migrants entered a small Spanish territory alongside Morocco on Thursday and Friday, according to Spanish authorities. Although at least 48,300 had returned to Morocco by Friday afternoon, the mass crossing prompted an immediate backlash from far-right politicians in Europe that seemed poised to linger.
Thousands of migrants have entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco, with at least 18 dying in the attempt, prompting local officials to seek help from Spain's national government.
By Inti Landauro and Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The European Union should use all the leverage at its disposal, including visa policy and trade, to secure cooperation from Morocco on migration,
The Moroccan government has said social media misinformation and human traffickers are behind the mass crossing of migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The Interior Ministry said the crossings
While good weather in the summer usually brings a surge in migrant crossings by sea, Ceuta authorities said the current number of swimmers is unusual.
Barcelona cancel friendly in Morocco due to Ceuta migrant crisis - The La Liga champions cancelled a pre-season friendly as a result of the ongoing crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Spanish authorities should have anticipated the consequences of a court ruling that weakened a key deterrent against illegal migration and contributed to last week's mass crossings into the enclave of Ceuta in northern Morocco,