The authorities of the Netherlands have expressed this Friday their “concern” about the migratory crisis that Ceuta is experiencing and have asked the Spanish Government to do “what is necessary” to “protect the external borders of the European Union”.
“Worrying developments in Ceuta. We trust that Spain will do what is necessary to protect the EU’s external borders and that Morocco will also take appropriate measures,” said the Dutch Foreign Minister, Tom Berendsen.
In this regard, he reported that during the morning of this Friday he held talks with Spanish and Moroccan representatives to address the matter. “It is good that the European Commission has offered help,” he said in a message shared on social media.
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The European Commission said on Thursday it is closely monitoring the crisis in Ceuta and offered support to the Government of Spain.
Thousands of migrants have entered the autonomous city since Thursday by swimming and also on foot along the breakwater that separates Ceuta from Morocco. Police sources specify that more than 20,000 people would have entered Spain, while at least 16 have lost their lives in the last 24 hours.
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