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Key points
- Spain and Morocco agreed to increase coordination and review procedures to accelerate returns of migrants who entered Ceuta, without setting an implementation timetable.
- Thousands reached Tarajal beach from Morocco by swimming or using inflatable devices, overwhelming Civil Guard officers, Spanish authorities reported.
- Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas estimated roughly 300 sea arrivals daily recently and urged Madrid to declare a national emergency.
- More than 60 people have died attempting the crossing during the past 12 months, according to the report.
- Spain’s Interior Ministry rejected emergency activation, saying migration flows are outside the risks covered by civil protection regulations.
- The ministry said a court ruling prevents immediate rejection of swimmers who cross without breaching a physical border barrier.
- Morocco’s embassy blamed criminal trafficking networks, while Civil Guard sources questioned whether Moroccan assistance had been sufficient.
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Spanish authorities said hundreds attempted to swim from Morocco toward Ceuta; about 117 people were rescued, while Moroccan authorities reportedly seized dozens.
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Spain and Morocco agreed Thursday to strengthen coordination and review procedures aimed at speeding migrant returns from Ceuta, but no timetable was announced.
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