Madrid (Spain), 2 Sept. (LaPresse) – “The borders of Ceuta and Melilla are European borders, and we expect all European countries to show the same support and solidarity” that Spain has demonstrated on several occasions – “political and also financial solidarity”. This was stated by the Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, on his arrival at the informal meeting of his European counterparts, Gymnich, at Druids Glen in Ireland, emphasising that the border of the two Spanish exclaves is “the only border the EU shares with Africa and is the most unequal border in the world”. Albares argued that Spain has proven itself to be a country that shows solidarity on numerous occasions: yesterday by showing support for Germany; in 2021 “when Belarus employed hybrid threats involving migrants”; “since 2022 with Ukraine and in 2023 with Italy” – even going so far as to take in migrants who had arrived in Lampedusa – and finally with Denmark when its sovereignty over Greenland was threatened. This treatment “is what Spain expects from European countries” when Europe’s southern borders – which are just as important as any other borders – are under threat, the Spanish minister emphasised.
Migrants, Madrid: “We expect solidarity from EU countries on Ceuta”
Madrid (Spain), 2 Sept. (LaPresse) – “The borders of Ceuta and Melilla are European borders, and we expect all European countries to show the same support and solidarity” that Spain has demonstrated on several occasions – “political and also financial solidarity”. This was stated by the Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, on his arrival at the informal meeting of his European counterparts, Gymnich, at Druids Glen in Ireland, emphasising that the border of the two Spanish exclaves is “the only border the EU shares with Africa and is the most unequal border in the world”. Albares argued that Spain has proven itself to be a country that shows solidarity on numerous occasions: yesterday by showing support for Germany; in 2021 “when Belarus employed hybrid threats involving migrants”; “since 2022 with Ukraine and in 2023 with Italy” – even going so far as to take in migrants who had arrived in Lampedusa – and finally with Denmark when its sovereignty over Greenland was threatened. This treatment “is what Spain expects from European countries” when Europe’s southern borders – which are just as important as any other borders – are under threat, the Spanish minister emphasised.