Ceuta: EU calls borders a 'shared European responsibility'

The European Commission has offered Morocco more support at the border to Ceuta and Melilla, and called for "united action" from the bloc on border security. Its interior ministers will discuss the issue on Tuesday.
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EU President Ursula von der Leyen says “control of our European borders matters” after Ceuta migration incident, calls for further strengthening

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen defended the EU’s border response after the migrant surge in Ceuta, calling for greater coordination and vigilance as European leaders debated next steps.

50,000 cross into Spanish territory in deadly rush across border from Morocco

The dramatic events were “a violation of Spain’s territorial integrity,” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Friday on a hurried visit to Ceuta.

Europe tightens borders after deadly Ceuta migrant surge

Spain rushed to reinforce its border as European leaders debated new controls after thousands crossed into Ceuta

European states 'failing enormously' to protect borders

​Spiked Chief Political Writer Brendan O’Neill says European governments are "failing enormously" at their number one job of protecting borders.
The Washington Post

Expanding border controls clash with Europe’s ideal of free movement

FRANKFURT AN DER ODER, Germany — “Ohne Grenzen,” without borders, read the signs that stand on each side of the blue bridge connecting this eastern German town and the Polish town of Slublice. Residents on both sides of the bridge have been ...
Phys.org

Europe leads on transparent borders as Australia lags behind

New research shows that Australia is lagging well behind Europe when it comes to digitized border control, adopting a "staggering" level of secrecy that is threatening individual democratic rights. A paper authored by University of South Australia ...
The Economist

Inside Europe, border checks are creeping back

LOBITH, NEAR where the river Rhine enters the Netherlands, has been a border town ever since northern Europe has had borders. Buried nearby lie the remains of a Roman camp that in the first century AD guarded the limes, the fortified line protecting the ...
Digital Journal

Tougher Europe borders push more migrants towards U.S.

Europe’s toughened borders are prompting migrants to switch focus to the United States, but their trek is being thwarted in Central America, where a bottleneck has formed, according to the International Organization for Migration. In Costa Rica, a ...

Spain's Ceuta Overwhelmed as Thousands Remain After Migrant Border Rush

Hundreds of migrants set up camp on a beach in ⁠Spain's ⁠North African enclave of Ceuta on Monday as local ⁠authorities struggled to cope with the thousands still in the tiny territory after a massive border rush last week.