Ceuta mass migrant crossing handling 'responsibility of all EU,' Spanish king says

Spanish King Felipe VI stated that the mass migrant crossing into Ceuta is a responsibility for all EU member states, not just Spain. Speaking during a French presidential visit, he called the July 30 border rush 'unacceptable' and urged greater solidarity and resource-sharing from European partners.

Spanish King Felipe VI declared that the mass migrant crossing into Ceuta is a responsibility for all EU member states, not just Spain. Speaking at a gala dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron, he described the July 30 border rush of 72,000 migrants as 'unacceptable' and urged greater solidarity and resource-sharing from European partners. The king's unusually outspoken address reflected the depth of the crisis. Italy suspended the EU's border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain for one month following the event. European Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner unveiled a plan to strengthen EU border controls and Frontex's mandate in response. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, a rare European proponent of migration, attended the dinner. His government is reportedly analyzing possible changes to asylum rules to return arrivals more quickly, a move NGOs and lawyers say would violate human rights conventions.