Spanish North African exclave: How did the Ceuta crisis come about?
Spanish North African exclave: How did the Ceuta crisis come about
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Spanish North African exclave: How did the Ceuta crisis come about. According to a study by the International Labour Organization (ILO), one in three between the ages of 15 and 29 has no job, no studies and no training. But that was all a lie, 18-year-old Mohamed told an El País reporter.
Furthermore, However, the suspicion is no coincidence: in 2021, Spain recently accused Morocco of using migration and people as leverage in the dispute over Western Sahara. In 2025, Morocco’s authorities reported 73,000 irregular entries into the country, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa. A young mother complained, “I didn’t even get milk for my baby.” The fact that most of the 50,000 to 60,000 arrivals quickly returned to Morocco “voluntarily” under pressure from the Spanish security forces is anything but surprising.
In addition, Shortly thereafter, more than 8,000 people arrived in Ceuta. On the ground, however, the euphoria quickly gave way to disillusionment. We were told that we would get accommodation and a visa for Algeciras. Ceuta is smaller than Frankfurt Airport.
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Spanish North African exclave: How did the Ceuta crisis come about.
reliability low1/4 sourcesAccording to a study by the International Labour Organization (ILO), one in three between the ages of 15 and 29 has no job, no studies and no training.
reliability low1/2 sourcesBut that was all a lie, 18-year-old Mohamed told an El País reporter.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHowever, the suspicion is no coincidence: in 2021, Spain recently accused Morocco of using migration and people as leverage in the dispute over Western Sahara.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn 2025, Morocco’s authorities reported 73,000 irregular entries into the country, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa.
reliability low1/2 sourcesA young mother complained, “I didn’t even get milk for my baby.” The fact that most of the 50,000 to 60,000 arrivals quickly returned to Morocco “voluntarily” under pressure from the Spanish security forces is anything but surprising.
reliability low1/2 sourcesShortly thereafter, more than 8,000 people arrived in Ceuta.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOn the ground, however, the euphoria quickly gave way to disillusionment. We were told that we would get accommodation and a visa for Algeciras.
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Ceuta is smaller than Frankfurt Airport.
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