EU backs Spain after Ceuta migrant surge, nearly all returned

At an emergency meeting on August 4, 2026, EU interior ministers expressed solidarity with Spain over the migrant crisis in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in Morocco. The EU also demanded that Spain accept special measures to end an internal dispute over the crisis, while nearly all of the migrants who crossed into Ceuta have been returned to Morocco. Italy announced it would ask for EU-funded migrant centers at the talks. The ministers praised Spain's handling of the crisis, though the influx has divided EU member states.