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Ceuta official says he resigned over disputed warnings before the mass border crossing

Security

Gonzalo Sanz's departure deepens scrutiny of how Spanish authorities handled intelligence before July's migration surge into the North African exclave.

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Fire destroys migrant shelters in Ceuta and forces hundreds to flee

Humanitarian

The blaze adds an immediate accommodation crisis to Spain's already strained North African enclave days after the EU approved emergency border and reception funding.

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Morocco formally denies involvement in the mass migrant crossing into Ceuta

Humanitarian

Rabat’s rejection sharpens a dispute with Spanish opposition parties as the EU funds border management and thousands remain in the enclave.

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Spanish parliament advances citizenship law for Western Saharans

Politics

The measure would create a nationality route for people born during Spanish rule and their children, but Senate approval is still required.

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Algeria breaks diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates

Diplomacy

Algiers ordered the Emirati ambassador to comply within 48 hours as rivalry over Western Sahara, Israel and the Sahel hardened into a formal rupture.

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Declassified files show Spain warned Madrid and Morocco before the Ceuta border surge

Security

The intelligence disclosures sharpen scrutiny of Spain’s preparations while new EU funding underscores the continuing reception and border-management burden.

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European Commission grants Spain €114.7 million for Ceuta border and reception response

Security

The emergency package turns earlier offers of solidarity into funded surveillance, screening, reception and agency-support measures.

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Ceuta president seeks EU border assistance in Brussels

Politics

The appeal tests how European institutions balance local pressures with their established partnership with Morocco.

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Spanish court opens criminal investigation into Ceuta migrant arrivals

Humanitarian

The inquiry raises contested allegations about Morocco while European lawmakers prepare a separate discussion of humanitarian and security pressures.

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