Once again, the EU saved its fragile unity on immigration yesterday by avoiding stepping on the toes of disagreement. The meeting of European interior ministers was expected to be tense due to opposing positions on addressing the flow of illegal migration. Spain attended in the minority because its model has been criticized, especially after the Ceuta crisis, by the majority of countries that advocate a tough and swift migration policy.
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But the meeting ended without harm to anyone. Spain obtained the “unanimous” support of its European partners and millions to face the humanitarian emergency in Ceuta after the unprecedented invasion of 70,000 people who crossed the border from Morocco (the dance of figures deserves a separate chapter). However, the Spanish government received a slap from the European Commissioner for Migration, Magnus Brunner, who criticized the recent regularization of immigrants because “it is not a good sign for Europe.” Brunner forgot that Spain set a record yesterday for Social Security affiliates (22.5 million) thanks to that regularization.
Meanwhile, the six countries that advocate opening deportation centers outside the EU received the commitment that the financing of these facilities will be studied in the next community budget negotiation. There were also no criticisms of Italy’s unilateral decision to suspend the Schengen treaty, and Morocco came out unscathed because neither Spain nor Europe wants to upset the owner of the key to the southern European door, despite many suspicions of collusion in the Ceuta assault. So everyone is happy because the blame lies with the mafias and their ability to misinform on social networks. No one knows who they are or who moves them, and they are almost impossible to catch, despite the investigation announced by the National Court.
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These mafias have circumvented the European strategy of collaboration with the countries of origin and transit of illegal immigration that receive a lot of money and often look the other way. They have also left Spanish intelligence in a very bad light, which, according to Marlaska, did not foresee the assault. The EU’s unity was saved yesterday at the last moment, until the next crisis.
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