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Denmarks Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, right, meets with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at Marienborg in Lyngby Denmark, Thursday 2 March, 2023.

Video. European socialists head towards showdown over migration

Updated: 19/08/2026 - 18:31 GMT+2

The Party of European Socialists faces an internal rift as Italian and Spanish MEPs accuse Denmark's Frederiksen of "selective solidarity" for aligning with Meloni against Spain over Ceuta, while the Danish Social Democrats maintain their line on a strict migration policy.

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