# Ceuta, border pressure and EU solidarity

Source URL: https://polimeme.com/discussion/thread_3bd5e2f0f54b01ae
First seen: 2026-08-24 23:59 UTC · Latest activity: 2026-08-27 00:33 UTC
129 core pieces, 6 related pieces

## Summary

Spanish ministers, Moroccan leverage claims, and European leaders disagree over whether Ceuta exposed a migration surge, a sovereignty breach, or a failure of coordination. One side wants tighter security control and temporary containment; the other wants legal restraint, solidarity, and a non-escalatory response.

## Core contention

Should Ceuta be handled as a sovereignty and security emergency with stronger control, or as a managed border and legal problem that needs EU solidarity and restraint?

## Argument map

1. Tight control and temporary refugee-style facilities would restore order, centralise command, and stop Spain losing control of Ceuta. — Juan Abarca Cidón (El Español), El Español, EL PAÍS (El País), Carlos Marques de Almeida (ECO), Hans Roodenburg (Wynia's Week), Editorial La Vanguardia (La Vanguardia), El Español
2. Morocco used migrants as leverage, so Spain and the EU need firmer strategy, better deterrence, and less reactive diplomacy. — Celia Hernando (El Orden Mundial), Juan Rivas (El Orden Mundial), Khaoula El Khalil, PhD candidate, Political Science, McGill University (The Conversation), Jadiyetu El Mokhtar (EUobserver), Carlos Branco (Jornal Económico), Beatrice Pistola (ISPI), Arturo Sarukhán (Letras Libres), Albert Guasch Rafael (Foreign Policy), Édouard Philippe (Le Figaro Vox), Le Figaro Vox, Julien Hoez (The French Dispatch), Stephen Zunes (The Nation) (CTXT), Sarah Leah Whitson (Responsible Statecraft), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Politico), Susanna Kierkegaard (Aftonbladet), Carl Bildt, Valérie de Graffenried (Le Temps), Guillermo Garabito (El Español)
3. The episode also exposes weak EU solidarity and muddled legality, so Brussels should back Spain and improve coordinated border procedures. — Lluís Foix Carnicé (La Vanguardia), Casimiro García-Abadillo (El Independiente), Zaki Laidi (Reporter.al (BIRN Albânia)), Emilio De Capitani (Domani), Annika Ström Melin (Dagens Nyheter), Antonia Colibasanu (Cicero), Klub Jagielloński, Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom (Foreign Policy), Muirinkeating (UK in a Changing Europe), Carlos Marques de Almeida (ECO), Camilo Lourenço (Jornal de Negócios), Julien Hoez (The French Dispatch), Pietro Galeone (IEP Bocconi), Anna Terrón (IPG Journal), Vitalba Azzollini (Valigia Blu), Artur Troost (Krytyka Polityczna), Pascal LTH (European Tomorrow), Editorial (The Guardian), Jonas Bornemann (Verfassungsblog), Dave Keating (Gulf Stream Blues), Andrea Nüsse (Tagesspiegel), Nordic Ledger by Mika Horelli (Nordic Ledger), Fiachra Ó Cionnaith (RTÉ Analysis and Comment), GMF Insights, Carla Hobbs (ECFR), Expressen, Antonio Maestre (eldiario.es)

## Fault line

The split is over escalation: sovereignty-first control versus coordinated legal management and burden-sharing.

## New element

The latest framing has moved from whether the crossing was deliberate to how Spain should organise command, credibility, and EU backing.

## European relevance

Ceuta tests EU border solidarity, the credibility of Schengen, and the Union’s response to external pressure on a member state.

## Distinct theses in this debate

- The state is prioritising politics over administration; it should create controlled temporary refugee-style facilities and centralise the response to avoid losing control of Ceuta.
- La emergencia en Ceuta exige una dirección de seguridad nacional real y no una gestión disfrazada de conflicto administrativo; el mando único actual es ineficaz y debe cambiarse.
- The author argues that the evidence no longer supports the theory of deliberate Moroccan orchestration against Spain.
- Spain has lost influence because Sánchez has isolated himself from the European core and handled major decisions opaquely; therefore he should explain himself in parliament or seek an electoral reset.
- The author argues that Robles is likely telling the truth, that the official response is evasive, and that the clash is another sign of long-term governmental deterioration rather than a decisive rupture.
- The contradictions between Defense and Interior reveal a loss of authority in the presidency and a credibility problem in the government's account of the crisis.
- The dispute is rooted in unresolved decolonization and social fractures, so securitized border fortification will not resolve it.
- The crisis in Ceuta reveals a broader pattern of Moroccan leverage that Spain must counter with firmer, more strategic measures rather than only short-term crisis management

## Pieces

- 2026-08-27 00:33 UTC — [¿Debemos convertir Ceuta en un campamento de refugiados?](https://www.elespanol.com/opinion/tribunas/20260827/debemos-convertir-ceuta-campamento-refugiados/1003744362684_12.html) — Juan Abarca Cidón (El Español) [es]
- 2026-08-25 15:54 UTC — [Ceuta crisis: anti-migrant ‘invasion’ rhetoric threatens Europe’s food supply and economy](https://theconversation.com/ceuta-crisis-anti-migrant-invasion-rhetoric-threatens-europes-food-supply-and-economy-290350) — Diana Tung (The Conversation) [en]
- 2026-08-26 00:26 UTC — [Sánchez debe cambiar su decreto y nombrar otro Mando Único](https://www.elespanol.com/opinion/editoriales/20260826/sanchez-debe-cambiar-decreto-nombrar-mando-unico/1003744362832_14.html) — El Español [es]
- 2026-08-26 22:05 UTC — [La “invasión” en el móvil](https://www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/20260827/11620685/invasion-movil.html) — María Dolores García García (La Vanguardia) [es]
- 2026-08-25 22:30 UTC — [Sánchez y la sintonía con Europa](https://www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/20260826/11619681/sanchez-sintonia-europa.html) — Lluís Foix Carnicé (La Vanguardia) [es]
- 2026-08-26 20:46 UTC — [La soledad de Margarita Robles y el portento de Patxi López](https://www.elindependiente.com/opinion/2026/08/26/la-soledad-de-margarita-robles-y-el-portento-de-patxi-lopez) — Luis Miguel Fuentes (El Independiente) [es]
- 2026-08-25 19:42 UTC — [La disputa de Robles y Marlaska evidencia que Sánchez ya no controla el Gobierno](https://www.elindependiente.com/opinion/2026/08/25/la-disputa-de-robles-y-marlaska-evidencia-que-sanchez-ya-no-controla-el-gobierno) — Casimiro García-Abadillo (El Independiente) [es]
- 2026-08-26 12:08 UTC — [Ceuta e Melilla, eredità coloniali o cerniera euro-africana?](https://www.limesonline.com/articoli/ceuta-e-melilla-la-storia-che-torna-a-galla-22587833) — \[object Object\] (Limes) [it]
- 2026-08-26 06:06 UTC — [Cómo puede responder España al chantaje de Marruecos](https://elordenmundial.com/blitz-espana-chantaje-marruecos-crisis-ceuta) — Celia Hernando (El Orden Mundial) [es]
- 2026-08-03 10:53 UTC — [La zona gris de Marruecos, una estrategia de presiones para doblegar a España](https://elordenmundial.com/zona-gris-marruecos-presiones-espana) — Juan Rivas (El Orden Mundial) [es]
- 2026-08-26 03:30 UTC — [Tiempo perdido en Ceuta](https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-08-26/tiempo-perdido-en-ceuta.html) — EL PAÍS (El País) [es]
- 2026-08-24 03:30 UTC — [Ceuta necesita al Estado](https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-08-24/ceuta-necesita-al-estado.html) — EL PAÍS (El País) [es]
- 2026-08-25 19:53 UTC — [Lo de Ceuta no se podía saber](https://www.eldiario.es/opinion/zona-critica/ceuta-no-podia_129_13466687.html) — Isaac Rosa (eldiario.es) [es]
- 2026-08-23 18:56 UTC — [Ceuta no puede esperar](https://www.eldiario.es/opinion/zona-critica/ceuta-no-esperar_129_13462345.html) — Antón Losada (eldiario.es) [es]
- 2026-08-25 17:57 UTC — [El calendario tramposo de la política migratoria](https://www.infolibre.es/opinion/ideas-propias/calendario-tramposo-politica-migratoria_129_2235470.html) — Ruth Ferrero-Turrión (infoLibre) [es]
- 2026-08-25 17:57 UTC — [Margarita Robles](https://www.infolibre.es/opinion/columnas/la-guillotina/margarita-robles_129_2235464.html) — Víctor Guillot (infoLibre) [es]
- 2026-08-17 14:14 UTC — [Ceuta’s border crisis is about geopolitics, not just migration](https://theconversation.com/ceutas-border-crisis-is-about-geopolitics-not-just-migration-289098) — Khaoula El Khalil, PhD candidate, Political Science, McGill University (The Conversation) [en]
- 2026-08-22 05:25 UTC — [Para uma política de imigração](https://www.publico.pt/2026/08/22/opiniao/opiniao/politica-imigracao-2185768) — António Barreto (Público) [pt]
- 2026-08-15 06:08 UTC — [Lições de Ceuta](https://www.publico.pt/2026/08/15/opiniao/opiniao/licoes-ceuta-2185092) — António Barreto (Público) [pt]
- 2026-08-21 08:45 UTC — [Svijet nadzora zahtijeva politička rješenja](https://www.vijesti.me/kolumne/822932/svijet-nadzora-zahtijeva-politicka-rjesenja) — Vijesti (Vijesti — Kolumne) [sr]
- 2026-08-19 17:02 UTC — [Best of Appunti - Chiudere le frontiere è un suicidio demografico](https://appunti.substack.com/p/best-of-appunti-chiudere-le-frontiere) — Stefano Feltri (Appunti) [it]
- 2026-08-12 05:01 UTC — [Chiudere le frontiere è un suicidio demografico](https://appunti.substack.com/p/chiudere-le-frontiere-e-un-suicidio) — Manlio Graziano (Appunti) [it]
- 2026-08-19 07:29 UTC — [Ο Λαθραίος](https://www.efsyn.gr/stiles/1450317/o-lathraios) — Γιώργος Μαντενιώτης (EfSyn) [el]
- 2026-08-13 07:39 UTC — [Ακροδεξιά παράνοια με τους μετανάστες](https://www.efsyn.gr/stiles/1447095/akrodexia-paranoia-me-toys-metanastes) — Λάμπης Ζέζας (EfSyn) [el]
- 2026-08-18 17:03 UTC — [Denmark's 'socialist' leader is a race-baiting fake, not an EU model](https://euobserver.com/232666/denmarks-socialist-leader-is-a-race-baiting-fake-not-an-eu-model) — Nikolaj Nielsen (EUobserver) [en]
- 2026-08-12 06:32 UTC — [Ceuta crisis showed EU gave too much power to Morocco](https://euobserver.com/231979/ceuta-crisis-showed-eu-gave-too-much-power-to-morocco) — Jadiyetu El Mokhtar (EUobserver) [en]
- 2026-08-18 08:29 UTC — [The grim future of European migration policy](https://theloop.ecpr.eu/the-grim-future-of-european-migration-policy) — Agnese Pacciardi (The Loop / ECPR) [en]
- 2026-08-17 12:38 UTC — [The Racial Necrotechnics That Lead to Death By Design at Automated Borders](https://techpolicy.press/the-racial-necrotechnics-that-lead-to-death-by-design-at-automated-borders) — Petra Molnar (Tech Policy Press) [en]
- 2026-08-15 14:51 UTC — [Evropa dështoi përballë provës së Ceutës](https://www.reporter.al/2026/08/15/evropa-deshtoi-perballe-proves-se-ceutes) — Zaki Laidi (Reporter.al (BIRN Albânia)) [sq]
- 2026-08-14 18:26 UTC — [L’impoverimento dell’Italia non deriva dai migranti](https://www.editorialedomani.it/idee/commenti/migranti-impoverimento-paese-effetti-economici-ceuta-clqutmbc) — Guglielmo Forges Davanzati (Domani) [it]
- 2026-08-10 17:57 UTC — [La vera crisi Ue sui migranti? Governi che non cooperano e solidarietà in tilt](https://www.editorialedomani.it/idee/commenti/la-vera-crisi-ue-sui-migranti-governi-che-non-cooperano-e-solidarieta-in-tilt-tgwqdznt) — Emilio De Capitani (Domani) [it]
- 2026-08-14 06:54 UTC — [L'Europa al contrario](https://alessandrobanfi.substack.com/p/leuropa-al-contrario) — Alessandro Banfi (La Versione di Banfi) [it]
- 2026-08-11 07:05 UTC — [Mette & Giorgia, la strana coppia](https://alessandrobanfi.substack.com/p/mette-and-giorgia-la-strana-coppia) — Alessandro Banfi (La Versione di Banfi) [it]
- 2026-08-13 23:07 UTC — [Quando a fome se junta à vontade de comer](https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/quando-a-fome-se-junta-a-vontade-de-comer) — Carlos Branco (Jornal Económico) [pt]
- 2026-08-11 23:06 UTC — [As migrações a César e a Deus o que é de Deus](https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/as-migracoes-a-cesar-e-a-deus-o-que-e-de-deus) — Daniela Silva (Jornal Económico) [pt]
- 2026-08-13 14:00 UTC — [The Iron Ladies of Europe find common cause on migration](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/the-iron-ladies-of-europe-find-common-cause-on-migration) — Lisa Martin (Lowy Institute) [en]
- 2026-08-13 08:00 UTC — [Morocco needs a new economic growth model](https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/commentaries/morocco-needs-a-new-economic-growth-model) — Francis Ghilès (Real Instituto Elcano) [en]
- 2026-08-13 04:00 UTC — [La rotta di Piantedosi in audizione a San Macuto](https://www.ilfoglio.it/editoriali/2026/08/13/news/la-rotta-di-piantedosi-in-audizione-a-san-macuto--404723) — Redazione (Il Foglio) [it]
- 2026-08-07 18:11 UTC — [Confini ultimatum e manfrine tra Spagna e Italia](https://www.ilfoglio.it/politica/2026/08/07/news/confini-ultimatum-e-manfrine-tra-spagna-e-italia--404426) — Redazione (Il Foglio) [it]
- 2026-08-13 03:16 UTC — [Ledare: Ulf Kristersson fortsätter att upprepa talepunkterna om Ceuta – till Kremls lycka](https://www.dn.se/ledare/ulf-kristersson-fortsatter-att-upprepa-talepunkterna-om-ceuta-till-kremls-lycka) — DN:s ledarredaktion (Dagens Nyheter) [sv]
- 2026-08-07 03:10 UTC — [Annika Ström Melin: Omvärlden har missförstått vad som hände i Ceuta – Sverige gick i fällan](https://www.dn.se/ledare/annika-strom-melin-omvarlden-har-missforstatt-vad-som-hande-i-ceuta-sverige-gick-i-fallan) — Annika Ström Melin (Dagens Nyheter) [sv]
- 2026-08-12 23:00 UTC — [Ceuta](https://www.jn.pt/opiniao/artigo/ceuta/18115699) — Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues (Jornal de Notícias) [pt]
- 2026-08-06 23:00 UTC — [Construção de um inimigo permanente](https://www.jn.pt/opiniao/artigo/construcao-de-um-inimigo-permanente/18113836) — Miguel Guedes (Jornal de Notícias) [pt]
- 2026-08-12 14:38 UTC — [Folgen des Ansturm auf Ceuta - Es geht um mehr als nur um Migration](https://www.cicero.de/aussenpolitik/folgen-des-ansturm-auf-ceuta-eu-migration) — Antonia Colibasanu (Cicero) [de]
- 2026-08-06 14:00 UTC — [Europäische Migrationspolitik - Nicht mehr Brüssel, sondern Madrid ist das Problem](https://www.cicero.de/aussenpolitik/europaische-migrationspolitik-nicht-mehr-brussel-sondern-madrid-ist-das-problem) — Ingo Way (Cicero) [de]
- 2026-08-12 12:29 UTC — [Ceuta Is Europe's Berlin Wall Moment — Run in Reverse](https://www.socialeurope.eu/ceuta-is-europes-berlin-wall-moment-run-in-reverse) — Guillaume Duval (Social Europe) [en]
- 2026-08-12 07:50 UTC — [The Algorithm That Sent 60,000 People Into the Sea](https://hughvuillier.substack.com/p/the-algorithm-that-sent-60000-people) — Hugh Vuillier (Untidy Pile) [en]
- 2026-08-12 05:37 UTC — [The EU and the Taliban: Deportations Prioritised Over Human Rights](https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/the-eu-and-the-taliban-deportations-prioritised-over-human-rights-243287) — Beatrice Pistola (ISPI) [en]
- 2026-08-06 14:15 UTC — [After Ceuta: What Future for Maghreb-Europe relations?](https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/after-ceuta-what-future-for-maghreb-europe-relations-243186) — Beatrice Pistola (ISPI) [en]
- 2026-08-11 17:09 UTC — [Ceuta y la migración como arma](https://letraslibres.com/politica/ceuta-y-la-migracion-como-arma/11/08/2026) — Arturo Sarukhán (Letras Libres) [es]
- 2026-08-11 11:29 UTC — [Marokko/Algerien \| Marokko, Trump, die spanische Rechte? Wer hinter der Flüchtlingstragödie in Ceuta steckt](https://www.freitag.de/autoren/sabine-kebir/mit-ceuta-sollte-spaniens-premier-offenbar-eine-lektion-erteilt-werden) — Sabine Kebir (der Freitag) [de]
- 2026-08-11 11:00 UTC — [Centra powrotowe. Czy Europa zacznie skutecznie deportować migrantów?](https://klubjagiellonski.pl/2026/08/11/centra-powrotowe-czy-europa-zacznie-skutecznie-deportowac-migrantow) — redakcja (Klub Jagielloński) [pl]
- 2026-08-04 08:08 UTC — [Kryzys na Ceucie. Czy Hiszpania jest solidarna z Europą?](https://klubjagiellonski.pl/2026/08/04/kryzys-na-ceucie-czy-hiszpania-jest-solidarna-z-europa) — Klub Jagielloński [pl]
- 2026-08-11 08:29 UTC — [The Ceuta crisis shows social media is now central to border management](https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/08/11/ceuta-border-crisis-social-media-misinformation) — Blog Team (EUROPP / LSE) [en]
- 2026-08-11 08:16 UTC — [Heldigvis er ikke Sylvi statsminister i Norge](https://agendamagasin.no/kommentarer/heldigvis-er-ikke-sylvi-statsminister-i-norge) — Jonas Bals (Agenda Magasin) [no]
- 2026-08-11 06:00 UTC — [O nosso porto de abrigo](https://expresso.pt/opiniao/servicos-minimos/2026-08-11-o-nosso-porto-de-abrigo-48ca6eaf) — Henrique Monteiro (Expresso) [pt]
- 2026-08-06 21:57 UTC — [Marrocos depois de Ceuta](https://expresso.pt/opiniao/2026-08-06-marrocos-depois-de-ceuta-7c57a854) — Miguel Monjardino (Expresso) [pt]
- 2026-08-11 04:10 UTC — [Στρατεύσιμοι άνδρες](https://www.tovima.gr/print/opinions/strateysimoi-andres) — Μποζανίνου Τάνια (To Vima) [el]
- 2026-08-11 04:01 UTC — [What Morocco Was Saying to Spain in Ceuta](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/11/morocco-spain-ceuta) — Albert Guasch Rafael (Foreign Policy) [en]
- 2026-08-05 13:55 UTC — [The Ceuta Crisis Reveals the Limits of European Defense Cooperation](https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/05/ceuta-crisis-europe-migration-russia-nato-limits-defense-cooperation) — Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom (Foreign Policy) [en]
- 2026-08-10 14:27 UTC — [What are the legal implications of the mass border crossing in Ceuta?](https://ukandeu.ac.uk/what-are-the-legal-implications-of-the-mass-border-crossing-in-ceuta) — Muirinkeating (UK in a Changing Europe) [en]
- 2026-08-10 10:31 UTC — [Édouard Philippe : « Après Ceuta, la France et l’Europe doivent refuser l’impuissance migratoire »](https://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/politique/edouard-philippe-apres-ceuta-la-france-et-l-europe-doivent-refuser-l-impuissance-migratoire-20260810) — Édouard Philippe (Le Figaro Vox) [fr]
- 2026-08-03 07:11 UTC — [Pierre Lellouche : «À Ceuta, la démonstration vient d’être faite de l’extraordinaire puissance de l’arme migratoire»](https://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/monde/pierre-lellouche-a-ceuta-la-demonstration-vient-d-etre-faite-de-l-extraordinaire-puissance-de-l-arme-migratoire-20260801) — Le Figaro Vox [fr]
- 2026-08-10 07:58 UTC — [Iceberg Ceuta](https://eco.sapo.pt/opiniao/iceberg-ceuta) — Carlos Marques de Almeida (ECO) [pt]
- 2026-08-03 10:58 UTC — [Ceuta e a Direita](https://eco.sapo.pt/opiniao/ceuta-e-a-direita) — Carlos Marques de Almeida (ECO) [pt]
- 2026-08-09 20:30 UTC — [Que Europa é esta?](https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/opiniao/colunistas/camilo-lourenco/detalhe/que-europa-e-esta) — Camilo Lourenço (Jornal de Negócios) [pt]
- 2026-08-09 19:31 UTC — [Colin Sheridan: Ceuta disaster is real. But it also has an entirely fake second life on social media](https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41892730.html) — Colin Sheridan (Irish Examiner) [en]
- 2026-08-07 00:00 UTC — [Irish Examiner view: Ceuta crisis is part of the legacy of colonialism](https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/ourview/arid-41892310.html) — Irishexaminer.com (Irish Examiner) [en]
- 2026-08-08 11:31 UTC — [Rechtspopulistisches Gebell](https://www.journal21.ch/artikel/rechtspopulistisches-gebell) — Heiner Hug (Journal 21) [de]
- 2026-08-08 07:30 UTC — [Ceuta è il sogno bagnato dell’estrema destra](https://complotti.substack.com/p/ceuta-mito-invasione-estrema-destra) — Leonardo Bianchi (COMPLOTTI!) [it]
- 2026-08-07 12:00 UTC — [Commentaar Migratie Ceuta laat zien hoe snel Europa zich uit elkaar laat spelen In de handen van migratiecritici waren het welkome beelden: de zeker 72.000 mensen die eind vorige week vanuit Marokko…](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/08/07/ceuta-laat-zien-hoe-snel-europa-zich-uit-elkaar-laat-spelen-a4934052) — NRC [nl]
- 2026-08-07 12:00 UTC — [Column In Europa Ceuta en de opkomst van de ‘rheocratie’ Europeanen zijn panisch voor ongecontroleerde migratie – dus weet iedereen wat hij moet doen om de Europeanen in de gordijnen te jagen. Idem…](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/08/07/ceuta-en-de-opkomst-van-de-rheocratie-a4933978) — Caroline de Gruyter (NRC) [nl]
- 2026-08-07 09:47 UTC — [Geschichtsbild: Ceuta, die spanische Exklave](https://www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/ceuta-hafen-geschichte-spanien-geschichtsbild-li.3526333) — Von Patrick Illinger (Süddeutsche Zeitung) [de]
- 2026-08-06 09:31 UTC — [Ceuta: Die Verdammten dieser Erde sind heute die Migranten](https://www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/kolumne-heribert-prantl-ceuta-migration-eu-li.3526552) — Heribert Prantl (Süddeutsche Zeitung) [de]
- 2026-08-07 08:38 UTC — [The many faces of Ceuta](https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democracy-and-society/the-many-faces-of-ceuta-9228) — Anna Terrón (International Politics and Society) [en]
- 2026-08-07 06:01 UTC — [Nobody Is Going to War Over Ceuta or Melilla](https://www.frenchdispatch.eu/p/spain-morocco-conflict-probability-ceuta-melilla) — Julien Hoez (The French Dispatch) [en]
- 2026-08-04 22:02 UTC — [European leaders embarrassed themselves over Ceuta](https://www.frenchdispatch.eu/p/ceuta-eu-letter-spain-morocco-council) — Julien Hoez (The French Dispatch) [en]
- 2026-08-07 04:36 UTC — [Nicht Ceuta bedrohte Europa, sondern Europas Reaktion](https://www.diepresse.com/41153815/nicht-ceuta-bedrohte-europa-sondern-europas-reaktion) — Alberto Alemanno (Die Presse) [de]
- 2026-08-07 04:00 UTC — [Heldigvis er hun ikke statsminister](https://www.dagsavisen.no/kommentar/heldigvis-er-ikke-sylvi-statsminister-i-norge/10468862) — Jonas Bals (Dagsavisen) [no]
- 2026-08-06 21:30 UTC — [El Rey visibiliza el respaldo a Ceuta ante la inacción política](https://www.elmundo.es/opinion/editorial/2026/08/06/6a74b6a321efa0ba7f8b4590.html) — elmundo.es (El Mundo) [es]
- 2026-08-04 21:05 UTC — [El choque entre ministros no exime al Gobierno de rendir cuentas](https://www.elmundo.es/opinion/editorial/2026/08/04/6a721eb7fdddff201b8b4599.html) — elmundo.es (El Mundo) [es]
- 2026-08-06 14:00 UTC — [The EU at Ceuta: Does Propaganda Beat the Rule of Law?](https://iepbu.substack.com/p/the-eu-at-ceuta-does-propaganda-beat) — Pietro Galeone (IEP Bocconi) [en]
- 2026-08-06 13:56 UTC — [Grenzen der Kontrolle](https://www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/europa/artikel/ceuta-9226) — Anna Terrón (IPG Journal) [de]
- 2026-08-06 10:10 UTC — [Lo de Ceuta](http://ctxt.es/es/20260801/Politica/54766/procesando-el-yuyu-guillem-martinez-ceuta-marruecos-fronteras-europa-regimen-eeuu.htm) — Guillem Martínez (CTXT) [es]
- 2026-08-06 09:35 UTC — [La verdadera historia detrás de la entrada masiva de migrantes en Ceuta](http://ctxt.es/es/20260801/Firmas/54770/ceuta-the-nation-israel-marruecos-estados-unidos-donald-trump.htm) — Stephen Zunes (The Nation) (CTXT) [es]
- 2026-08-06 07:30 UTC — [Os mandadores sem lei](https://visao.pt/opiniao/2026-08-06-os-mandadores-sem-lei-opiniao-de-alexandra-correia) — Alexandra Correia (Visão) [pt]
- 2026-08-05 15:29 UTC — [Ceuta pre Európu nepredstavovala hrozbu, ohrozila ju jej vlastná reakcia](https://dennikn.sk/5490821/ceuta-pre-europu-nepredstavovala-hrozbu-ohrozila-ju-jej-vlastna-reakcia) — Alberto Alemanno (Denník N) [sk]
- 2026-08-03 13:06 UTC — [Uhorková sezóna v Ceute](https://dennikn.sk/5486545/uhorkova-sezona-v-ceute) — Vladimír Baláž (Denník N) [sk]
- 2026-08-05 07:41 UTC — [A Ceuta la vera invasione è la propaganda di destra contro l'Europa](https://www.valigiablu.it/ceuta-invasione-propaganda-estrema-destra-europa) — Dario De Leonardis (Valigia Blu) [it]
- 2026-08-03 08:31 UTC — [Disinformazione e propaganda: Meloni e la tragica vicenda di Ceuta](https://www.valigiablu.it/ceuta-schengen-meloni-spagna-migranti-europa) — Vitalba Azzollini (Valigia Blu) [it]
- 2026-08-05 04:05 UTC — [Are US and Israel benefitting from 'migration blackmail' in Spain?](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/morocco-spain-migrants-israel) — Sarah Leah Whitson (Responsible Statecraft) [en]
- 2026-08-05 04:00 UTC — [Immigration : pourquoi ce qui est arrivé à Ceuta est un naufrage européen](https://www.marianne.net/agora/les-signatures-de-marianne/immigration-pourquoi-ce-qui-est-arrive-a-ceuta-est-un-naufrage-europeen) — Hadrien Mathoux (Marianne) [fr]
- 2026-08-04 23:01 UTC — [Marrocos testou uma Europa que não se conhece](https://www.dn.pt/opiniao-dn/marrocos-testou-uma-europa-que-no-se-conhece) — Diário de Notícias [pt]
- 2026-08-04 17:04 UTC — [Images make politics — but not migration policy](https://philippsandmann.substack.com/p/images-make-politics-but-not-migration) — Philipp Sandmann (Gedanken aus Washington D.C.) [de]
- 2026-08-04 10:13 UTC — [Umiesz liczyć? Licz na siebie. Ceuta i kompromitacja projektu europejskiej solidarności](https://krytykapolityczna.pl/swiat/kryzys-ceuta-maroko-migranci-hiszpania-ue) — Artur Troost (Krytyka Polityczna) [pl]
- 2026-08-04 03:54 UTC — [Schaf Schengen af en verleen alleen nog asiel op uitnodiging](https://www.wyniasweek.nl/schaf-schengen-af-en-verleen-alleen-nog-asiel-op-uitnodiging) — Hans Roodenburg (Wynia's Week) [nl]
- 2026-08-04 02:00 UTC — [Greece's Mitsotakis: EU needs new tools to fight back against weaponized migration](https://www.politico.eu/article/greece-kyriakos-mitsotakis-eu-tools-weaponized-migration) — Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Politico) [en]
- 2026-08-03 17:31 UTC — [Ceuta and European anti-solidarity](https://pascallth.substack.com/p/ceuta-and-european-anti-solidarity) — Pascal LTH (European Tomorrow) [en]
- 2026-08-03 17:30 UTC — [The Guardian view on events in Ceuta: chaos and tragedy are weaponised by the far right \| Editorial](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/03/the-guardian-view-on-events-in-ceuta-chaos-and-tragedy-are-weaponised-by-the-far-right) — Editorial (The Guardian) [en]
- 2026-08-03 15:30 UTC — [The Lie That Became an Event](https://claireberlinski.substack.com/p/the-lie-that-became-an-event) — Claire Berlinski (The Cosmopolitan Globalist) [en]
- 2026-08-03 14:18 UTC — [Ceuta at the Fault Lines of European Solidarity](https://verfassungsblog.de/ceuta-eu-migration) — Jonas Bornemann (Verfassungsblog) [de]
- 2026-08-03 14:00 UTC — [Kristersson blev en nyttig idiot under krisen i Ceuta](https://www.aftonbladet.se/ledare/a/L49EeR/migrantkrisen-i-ceuta-gjorde-kristersson-till-nyttig-idiot) — Susanna Kierkegaard (Aftonbladet) [sv]
- 2026-08-03 05:15 UTC — [Ceuta exposes Europe's chronic lack of unity](https://davekeating.substack.com/p/ceuta-exposes-europes-chronic-lack) — Dave Keating (Gulf Stream Blues) [en]
- 2026-08-02 21:00 UTC — [Ετερόκλητες συμπλεύσεις με στόχο την επόμενη μέρα](https://www.liberal.gr/s-moymtzis/eteroklites-sympleyseis-me-stoho-tin-epomeni-mera) — Σάκης Μουμτζής (Liberal) [el]
- 2026-08-02 19:38 UTC — [Europe's Defeat](https://nixons.substack.com/p/europes-defeat) — Simon Nixon (Wealth of Nations) [en]
- 2026-08-02 18:48 UTC — [Hormuz, Trump ed Europa in stallo](https://www.corriere.it/opinioni/26_agosto_02/hormuz-trump-ed-europa-in-stallo-2f88cb46-0489-4484-8788-536168e9dxlk.shtml) — Giuseppe Sarcina (Corriere della Sera) [it]
- 2026-08-02 17:09 UTC — [Om den plötsliga krisen vid Ceuta, överenskommelsen om Gaza, Trump backar ner och en del annat.](https://carlbildt.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/om-den-plotsliga-krisen-vid-ceuta-overenskommelsen-om-gaza-trump-backar-ner-och-en-del-annat) — Carl Bildt [sv]
- 2026-08-02 13:12 UTC — [Politische Schlacht nach Flüchtlingsansturm: Die Europäer zerfleischen sich](https://www.tagesspiegel.de/internationales/politische-schlacht-nach-fluchtlingsansturm-die-europaer-zerfleischen-sich-15906225.html) — Andrea Nüsse (Tagesspiegel) [de]
- 2026-08-02 12:56 UTC — [A Ceuta, le grand détournement](https://www.letemps.ch/articles/ceuta-le-grand-detournement) — Valérie de Graffenried (Le Temps) [fr]
- 2026-08-02 08:01 UTC — [The House Is on Fire, and the Neighbours Are Fighting on the Stairs](https://nordicledger.substack.com/p/the-house-is-on-fire-and-the-neighbours) — Nordic Ledger by Mika Horelli (Nordic Ledger) [en]
- 2026-08-02 06:00 UTC — [Ceuta crisis puts Ireland's EU presidency to the test](https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0802/1586140-cueta-europe-analysis) — Fiachra Ó Cionnaith (RTÉ Analysis and Comment) [en]
- 2026-08-01 16:53 UTC — [Kommentar Warum die Bilder von Ceuta so gefährlich sind Der Ansturm Zehntausender Migranten liefert Bilder, die Rechtsextreme herbeigesehnt haben. Um ihnen zuvorzukommen, attackieren…](https://www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/kommentare/kommentar-warum-die-bilder-von-ceuta-so-gefaehrlich-sind/100244441.html) — Sandra Louven (Handelsblatt) [de]
- 2026-08-01 16:13 UTC — [Vysoký komisár OSN píše pre The Economist o migrácii. Redakcia .týždňa reaguje](https://www.tyzden.sk/nazory/137731/vysoky-komisar-osn-pise-pre-the-economist-o-migracii-redakcia-tyzdna-reaguje) — Štefan Hríb / Marína Gálisová / Martin Mojžiš (.týždeň) [sk]
- 2026-07-31 18:15 UTC — [Hostage of Deterrence](https://www.gmfus.org/news/hostage-deterrence) — GMF Insights [en]
- 2026-07-31 17:07 UTC — [Alone at the border: Ceuta and Europe's solidarity failure](https://ecfr.eu/article/alone-at-the-border-ceuta-and-europes-solidarity-failure) — Carla Hobbs (ECFR) [en]
- 2026-07-31 14:26 UTC — [60 000 migranter avslöjar hyckleriet](https://www.expressen.se/ledare/60-000-migranter-avslojar-hyckleriet) — Expressen [sv]
- 2026-08-25 22:30 UTC — [Ceuta multiplica los problemas del Gobierno](https://www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/20260826/11620031/ceuta-multiplica-problemas-gobierno.html) — Editorial La Vanguardia (La Vanguardia) [es]
- 2026-08-25 01:05 UTC — [Sánchez descubre que la "violación" de Ceuta continúa tras su largo veraneo](https://www.elespanol.com/opinion/editoriales/20260825/sanchez-descubre-marruecos-invadido-ceuta-terminar-largo-veraneo/1003744361707_14.html) — El Español [es]
- 2026-08-25 01:05 UTC — [La Mata Hari marroquí de Ceuta](https://www.elespanol.com/opinion/columnas/20260825/mata-hari-marroqui-ceuta/1003744361572_12.html) — Guillermo Garabito (El Español) [es]
- 2026-08-24 16:57 UTC — [Sánchez convoca el Consejo de Seguridad Nacional cuando ya no es necesario](https://www.elindependiente.com/opinion/2026/08/24/sanchez-convoca-el-consejo-de-seguridad-nacional-cuando-ya-no-es-necesario) — Casimiro García-Abadillo (El Independiente) [es]
- 2026-08-22 19:56 UTC — [Ceuta ha sido el mayor fracaso del Gobierno de la legislatura](https://www.eldiario.es/opinion/zona-critica/ceuta-sido-mayor-fracaso-gobierno-legislatura_129_13461871.html) — Antonio Maestre (eldiario.es) [es]
- 2026-08-23 20:42 UTC — [Los rebeldes de Ceuta](https://www.elindependiente.com/opinion/2026/08/23/los-rebeldes-de-ceuta) — Luis Miguel Fuentes (El Independiente) [es]
- 2026-08-23 03:30 UTC — [Europa, atrapada en sus muros](https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-08-23/europa-atrapada-en-sus-muros.html) — Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán (El País) [es]
- 2026-08-23 04:01 UTC — [Ceuta: más allá de la “improvisación”](https://www.infolibre.es/opinion/plaza-publica/ceuta-improvisacion_129_2235158.html) — David Alvarado (infoLibre) [es]
- 2026-08-22 04:01 UTC — [Por un puñado de niñas](https://www.infolibre.es/opinion/plaza-publica/punado-ninas_129_2235339.html) — Carmelo Marcén Albero (infoLibre) [es]
- 2026-08-22 22:41 UTC — [El Gobierno arrastra los pies en Ceuta](https://www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/20260823/11618353/gobierno-arrastra-pies-ceuta.html) — Editorial La Vanguardia (La Vanguardia) [es]
- 2026-08-20 00:55 UTC — [Orriols es la única que puede escoger entre España y el califato](https://www.elespanol.com/opinion/columnas/20260820/orriols-unica-puede-escoger-espana-califato/1003744357250_12.html) — Ferran Caballero (El Español) [es]
- 2026-08-20 00:55 UTC — [Sí, España tiene un plan para defender Ceuta, pero lo tiene Feijóo](https://www.elespanol.com/opinion/editoriales/20260820/espana-plan-defender-ceuta-feijoo/1003744357812_14.html) — El Español [es]
- 2026-08-06 14:18 UTC — [The Ceuta border incident shows how EU migration can be ‘weaponised’ – but overall levels are declining](https://theconversation.com/the-ceuta-border-incident-shows-how-eu-migration-can-be-weaponised-but-overall-levels-are-declining-288994) — Matilde Rosina (The Conversation) [en]

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