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00:03 Report | Ryan Allen
00:38 July 31, 2026
01:12 Magnus Brunner | EU Commissioner for Migration

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Migrants who entered Ceuta from Morocco -- stranded on the beach... their fate in limbo. 

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Spain says an estimated 2-thousand remain in its North African exclave - after last week's mass breach of the border. 

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Aid workers have begun handing out food and water...  for many of the migrants, the first help after several days of waiting. 

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But while the vast majority of last week's arrivals have since returned to Morocco - the political fallout is far from over. 

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Scenes of tens of thousands of people crossing the EU's external border - uncontrolled - sparked an immediate backlash against Spain from some EU member states. 

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An emergency meeting of EU interior ministers was called for Tuesday to discuss what happened in Ceuta. 

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Spain told other EU members that none of the bloc's internal border security mechanisms were compromised, and that none of the migrants moved on to other countries. A position backed up by the EU. 

1:09 +++ SOT Magnus Brunner, EU Commissioner for Migration (ENG) +++

"For the time being, Europe, I think, has definitely passed this test. People did not manage to enter the Schengen area and security at the border was resolved quickly. The key now is for the European Union to act, I would say, in a united manner and also draw the right conclusions from these events."

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But Italy, with its own hardline stance on migration, says the Ceuta border incident shows the need for even tougher policies. 

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Many of the migrants remaining in Ceuta say they're hoping to apply for asylum.  And even if they're pushed back to Morocco, their dreams of a better life in Europe aren't going to go away.