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EU Pacts Support Morocco, Italy Suspends Schengen to Ceuta

8/3/2026

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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed increased EU support to Morocco to avert another 50,000-migrant influx into Ceuta.
Italy suspended passport-free Schengen travel with Spain for one month, excluding Ceuta.
Ireland, holding the rotating EU presidency, called an emergency video meeting of interior ministers on Tuesday.
The Ceuta incident is the first test of the EU Migration Pact, which entered force in June.

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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed increased EU support to Morocco to avert another 50,000-migrant influx into Ceuta.
Italy suspended passport-free Schengen travel with Spain for one month, excluding Ceuta.
Ireland, holding the rotating EU presidency, called an emergency video meeting of interior ministers on Tuesday.
The Ceuta incident is the first test of the EU Migration Pact, which entered force in June.