Migration crisis and violent riots in Ceuta: The “European fortress” under siege, or a deliberate Moroccan strategy?
On July 30, 72,000 people swam to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in northern Morocco. How can this mass migration be explained, and what happens to foreign nationals once they cross the border? We take a closer look at the issues highlighted by this event and the treatment of asylum seekers in this territory with special status.