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Ceuta 'on the brink of collapse' as Spain seeks Frontex support

Meanwhile, Spain's interior minister called for calm after Ceuta residents clashed with police during protests against migrants who have remained in the enclave following a mass influx.

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Spain: Clashes erupt in Ceuta as anti-migrant protesters confront police

Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on 27 August, amid growing tensions over the presence of thousands of migrants.

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Ceuta residents try to block Red Cross aid month after migrant influx

Tensions have risen after a military vehicle carrying four soldiers was "ambushed" in the early hours of Thursday by about 70 migrants, who attacked it with stones and other objects, a police spokesperson in Ceuta.

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Ceuta protests: government and media in the crosshairs

Ceuta has seen two days of protests over the migration crisis, with barricades and rubber bullets fired on Trampolin beach. Crews from La Sexta and RTVE were harassed while reporting, amid an escalation of tensions condemned by journalists' associations.

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Spain cuts estimate of minors in Ceuta to 1,500

Madrid is preparing to redistribute some of the minors across Spain as police found duplicate records had significantly inflated the figures.

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Spain to reform asylum laws in line with EU as Ceuta remains unsolved

Spain is set to reform its asylum laws as the Ceuta crisis remains unresolved. The European legislation aims to make it easier to reject asylum requests and accelerate returns, in line with demands from the bloc's hardline countries

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Ceuta migration sparks nearly 9,600 hate posts on social media

The Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia logged 9,590 hate messages in two days tied to a July influx of some 80,000 migrants into Ceuta.

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Spain convenes security council over Ceuta migrant crisis

Authorities are struggling to restore normality in the Spanish enclave as pressure mounts over migrant returns and the EU's response to the crisis.

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Health ministry mobilises vaccines to Ceuta after tuberculosis and scabies cases detected

Health authorities are seeking to ensure vaccine supplies in Ceuta after cases of tuberculosis, gastroenteritis, scabies and impetigo were detected.

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Ceuta buries first 18 migrants who died in border crisis with Morocco

Three weeks after the mass arrival from Morocco, 18 migrants have been buried in numbered graves in Ceuta, as a Moroccan NGO urges a halt to burials to identify and repatriate the bodies.

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Spain rejects Morocco talks on Ceuta and Melilla sovereignty

Morocco proposes creating a dialogue mechanism to address the future of Ceuta and Melilla, but Spain's Foreign Ministry rejects its demands and reaffirms Spanish sovereignty over both cities.

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Ceuta plans second eviction after hundreds of migrants return to Trampolín beach

The government of Ceuta warns it will suspend beach-cleaning operations if migrants return following a second eviction attempt in just two days.

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Spain moves hundreds of migrants from Ceuta beach to temporary shelters

Spain began relocating migrants from a makeshift camp on Ceuta’s El Trampolín beach on Thursday, 20 August, nearly three weeks after a mass border surge left thousands living without adequate shelter in the North African enclave.

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Exclusive: EU to boost funding for Morocco after Ceuta crisis

The Ceuta crisis is affecting the EU’s long-awaited partnership deal with Morocco, prompting Brussels to increase funding for border control as it seeks to finalise the agreement by the end of the year.

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Spanish authorities relocate migrants in Ceuta to temporary shelters

Many people remain in makeshift camps, including vulnerable groups such as unaccompanied children, women and girls.

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Spain ignores EU and prepares transfer of 500 migrant girls from Ceuta

Pedro Sánchez's government is planning the urgent transfer to mainland Spain of 500 migrant girls who arrived in Ceuta, while the EU supports sending the unaccompanied minors back to Morocco.

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Police decry conditions in Ceuta: One bathroom for 70 officers

Complaints about the conditions have already been formally submitted and the CEP expects measures to be taken as soon as possible to remedy the shortcomings and resolve the situation.

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EU supports repatriation of unaccompanied migrant minors from Ceuta

The European Commission confirmed on Tuesday that returns are covered by EU law.

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Morocco prevents hundreds of migrants from crossing into Spain's Ceuta

Moroccan security forces on Saturday broke up hundreds of migrants who had been hiding near Castillejos in a bid to reach Ceuta. The operation comes weeks after the mass crossing attempt that left 141 people dead.

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Amid the Ceuta crisis, how do EU citizens view refugees?

Migration is a hot topic in the EU: the issue of refugees in particular has become even more pressing following the surge of migrants into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, but how do citizens feel across the bloc?