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Spanish intelligence warned of ‘mass entry’ day before 70k reached Ceuta

Spanish intelligence experts raised alarms about a potential mass migrant crossing into Ceuta, revealing through declassified documents that notices were issued just a day before the event took place. These alerts highlighted social media campaigns urging a significant breach of the border. Government representatives have since claimed they lacked insight…

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Spanish intelligence and police warned of Ceuta mass crossing a day in advance

Speaking on Spanish public TV on Wednesday, Sánchez criticised the National Intelligence Centre for failing to anticipate the mass sea crossing. However, the agency had warned its Moroccan counterparts and police chiefs in Ceuta and Melilla.

Euronews

Spain's intelligence agency issued several warnings about plans to breach border before Ceuta crisis

Spain's national intelligence agency issued multiple warnings before the Ceuta border crisis about a potential mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave in late July

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European Parliament to debate Ceuta crisis amid fierce political backlash

The EPP and other right-wing groups are pushing for a resolution that would criticise Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and call for a tougher migration policy, while the Socialists and Democrats are expected to defend Spain and call for greater European solidarity.

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Former Spanish minister: Ceuta incident was a 'hybrid attack' aimed at 'weakening' the EU

Arancha González Laya, formerly Spain's foreign affairs minister under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, says the mass entry of migrants into Ceuta was "an attack" on an external border of the European Union.

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CASA 47: what the new national public housing portal offers and how it works

The government unveils the first portal for national public housing, with income-linked rents and 14-year contracts. Sánchez defends state intervention to boost supply and secure access to housing.

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Trump Says Spain Will Be 'Ruined' by Migrant Crisis as Country Banks on 100M Tourists, Worth 13% of Its Economy

Trump warns Spain will be ruined by migration, but despite 70,000 Ceuta crossings, a record 96.8M visitors, and travel disruptions, Spain's tourism thrives.

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The Ceuta border breach was leapt on by Europe’s right. That doesn’t absolve Spain

The government’s sluggish response has been disastrous for everyone involved – and for Sánchez’s message on immigration, says María Ramírez, deputy managing editor of Spanish news outlet elDiario.es

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s PM says no evidence ‘whatsoever’ Morocco behind Ceuta border breach

Pedro Sánchez continues to defend Rabat after police report claiming border forces helped 70,000 cross border

The Guardian - UK

Spanish Prime Minister rejects suggestions that Morocco was behind Ceuta border crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has rejected suggestions that Morocco helped orchestrate the deadly July border breach in Ceuta

The Independent UK

Ceuta Erupts Over Migrants: Protesters Demand 'Expel the Invaders' as Others Say 'We Want To Build a Future'

Protests have erupted across Spain, criticising the government's handling of the Ceuta migrant crisis. Tensions rise as thousands remain in Ceuta, with accusations against Morocco for encouraging crossings.

International Business Times UK

Spain’s Sánchez defends Morocco over Ceuta crisis as opponents call for his removal – as it happened

PM says there is no evidence country had role in incident where 70,000 migrants crossed into the north African territory in a matter of hours

The Guardian - UK

Sanchez tells Spain's congress his government 'has nothing to hide' over Ceuta crisis response

Sánchez pledged to publish all documents on the Ceuta crisis, while defending the swift action of officers and pointing to a surge in social media messaging influencing the mass crossing.

Euronews

Spanish government in turmoil as Ceuta crisis deepens

Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn. This morning, a warning from the Lithuanian Foreign Minister on the escalating threat from Moscow. But we start with the deepening crisis facing the Spanish government.

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Conservative and far-right MEPs rally against Spain’s government over Ceuta crisis

Lawmakers from the European People’s Party and Patriots for Europe are accusing Pedro Sánchez of abandoning the Spanish exclave, as a press report suggests the mass entry incident was guided by Moroccan security forces.

International Business Times UK

'Europe Help': Ceuta Firefighters Plead for Assistance Amid Surge in Sexual Assaults and Illegal Migration

Ceuta firefighters unfurled a 'Europe help' banner as prosecutors report 23 sexual assaults since July's migrant influx into the Spanish enclave.

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Spanish police chief denies existence of report blaming Morocco for Ceuta migrant crossings

Madrid demanded an explanation from its own police after an explosive leaked police report suggested that Moroccan security forces were involved in transporting and pushing migrants towards the border.

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Morocco not to blame for Ceuta border breach, says Spanish PM

Pedro Sánchez says two countries cooperating and accuses Israel and Russia of spreading fake news about migration

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Spain's PM says Ceuta migrant surge inquiry ongoing, far-right behind 'fake' information

Last week, Spain asked the European Commission for the support from Frontex and Europol to assist with the screening of migrants who are staying irregularly in Ceuta, according to several Spanish media outlets.

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The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’

Saga surrounding purchase for outspoken rightwing regional leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso refuses to go away

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Clashes in Spain's Ceuta month after mass migrant influx, residents try to block Red Cross aid

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.

The Guardian - UK

Why are European leaders staying silent after our summer of climate shock?

Lethal temperatures and wildfires have exposed a widening gulf between voters demanding action and politicians unwilling to confront the long-term choices global heating requires

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As Europe’s challenges persist, where are its leaders unwinding this summer?

European leaders are trading their offices for coastlines and rural retreats. But with crises persisting across the continent, escapes are fraught with reputational risks.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: What can Andy Burnham learn from Spain’s Pedro Sánchez?

In today’s newsletter: The Spanish prime minister has remade himself as Europe’s leading leftwing standard-bearer. Could his success offer the UK’s PM a route forward?

The Guardian - UK

Ceuta showed just how easy it is to divide Europe

The migrant influx prompted recriminations and a tit-for-tat dispute between Italy and Spain. Putin, Erdoğan and others will have taken note, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

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