According to N12, 22 European Union leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, signed a letter sharply criticizing Spain's immigration policy. The leaders expressed 'serious concern' over migrant infiltration into Ceuta and called for eliminating any 'pull factor', specifically Spain's initiative to grant citizenship to up to 1.2 million migrants. They also urged tighter European coordination on border control.
Israeli media outlet N12 reports that 22 European Union leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, have signed a letter sharply criticizing Spain's immigration policy. The letter specifically calls for Spain to scrap its initiative to grant citizenship to up to 1.2 million migrants, describing it as a 'pull factor' for illegal immigration, according to N12.
The Zioneer reported earlier today (15:03) on the letter, which also expressed 'serious concern' over the migrant infiltration into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and signaled readiness for temporary Schengen border checks. The letter joins a growing diplomatic rift over Spain's handling of the Ceuta crisis, with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez earlier blasting the EU reaction as 'selfish' (The Zioneer, 12:08).
The letter's signatories represent a broad coalition of EU member states, including Germany and Italy, and call for tighter European coordination on border control. It remains unclear how Madrid will respond to the demand to cancel the citizenship plan.
- DevelopingEU leaders warn against normalizing illegal entry, signal readiness for temporary Schengen border checks
- StrongSpanish residents curse PM Sánchez, blame him for Ceuta migrant crisis
- DevelopingSpanish PM Sánchez blasts 'selfish' EU reaction to Ceuta crisis, calls for ministers' meeting
- StrongVon der Leyen: EU will not admit migrants who fail to comply with entry rules
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