European Commission against the backdrop of the crisis in Spain: "Borders must be strengthened"

The migration crisis in Spain is worsening. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sent a letter today, Monday, to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, clarifying that "efforts must be made to strengthen the borders of the European Union at this critical time," as reported by Reuters against the backdrop of the influx of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

Von der Leyen reiterated the European Union's support for assisting Spain in dealing with the wave of illegal migration and proposed several ways to do so:

"In cooperation with Spain, especially in everything related to Ceuta and Melilla, we can improve the early warning systems for border management and improve our technical and financial support to Morocco."

Von der Leyen's letter comes in response to the sharp letter that Sanchez sent yesterday to the President, in which he condemned the "selfish, polarizing, and illegal" response from some European Union countries following the influx into the Spanish enclave.

The migration crisis began on Thursday after border control in the enclave collapsed, and tens of thousands of migrants entered due to what Sanchez defined as a "distorted interpretation" by smuggling gangs of a ruling by the Supreme Court of Spain. While Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska updated that the death toll stands at at least 67 people, he emphasized that the situation has almost completely returned to normal and that almost all migrants have already left Ceuta after Spain reinforced forces on the ground with soldiers, police, drones, and boats, and even began the construction of an inflatable maritime barrier.