Europe trapped in a trap it created itself - media
The EU paid neighboring countries to contain migrants, but now this dependence has become a tool of pressure. The mass breakthrough of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta showed Europe's vulnerability. Spanish intelligence believes Morocco may have allowed the flow to pass. Similar cases occurred in 2021 with Morocco and in 2020 with Turkey, when Erdogan threatened to 'open the gates'.
The European Union has found itself in a vulnerable position due to its migration containment policy, which has made it dependent on the decisions of neighboring states. As reported by Ynet, the mass breakthrough of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has once again demonstrated this problem. Tens of thousands of people attempted to enter the enclave by sea and through border fences, putting local security forces in an extremely difficult position. The causes of the incident have not been definitively established, but Spanish intelligence believes Morocco may have effectively allowed the flow to pass after easing border controls. Following the 2015 migration crisis, the EU allocated hundreds of millions of euros to strengthen the borders of Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Mauritania, and other countries, but this system has created a lever of pressure on Brussels. A similar problem had already manifested in 2021, when Spain accused Morocco of using migration pressure during a diplomatic conflict. An even more illustrative example is Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly threatened to 'open the gates' to Europe, and in 2020, thousands of migrants indeed headed toward the borders of Greece and Bulgaria. Thus, migration is turning into a tool of international pressure, and Europe cannot guarantee that the 'gates' will not open again one day.