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Why has EU called an emergency meeting on Spain migrant surge?

In joint letter, 22 member states call for 'strengthening of external borders' after nearly 60,000 migrants enter Ceuta.

EU calls emergency meeting to discuss Ceuta migrant crossings

There have been tense exchanges between Spain and other EU states over the influx of migrants into the enclave of Ceuta.

Italy suspends EU Schengen free-travel pact with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis

Italy said on Friday it โ was suspending the EUโ€™s โ border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain for one month in โ response to a mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco. Italy does not share a land border with Spain but the measure โ€“ which looks certain to anger Madrid โ€“ will โ€Œaffect people travelling by plane or boat between the two countries, meaning they will need to show a passport to gain access. Italyโ€™s interior ministry said in a statement it had...