Ceuta Crisis Tests Calabria's Coastal Towns

The European Union is scrambling to respond after a migrant rush on Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta triggered a public spat between Madrid and several European partners, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling Monday for 'united action' on border security, according to The Local Italy.

Italy's temporary suspension of the Schengen Agreement with Spain, following the migration episode in Ceuta, is being presented less as a meaningful European policy than as a symbolic political move, according to an analysis by Dr. Manlio Graziano on France 24.

The Guardian's editorial argues that chaos and tragedy are being weaponised by the far right, and that instead of finger-pointing at Spain, mainstream EU leaders should be showing solidarity with its prime minister, Pedro Sánchez.