Nuñez Defends Schengen After Migration Crisis in Ceuta

Paris - 04.08.2026: French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez defended the Schengen system following a video conference of EU interior ministers on the situation in Ceuta. Schengen was not the cause of the crisis, but part of its solution, Nuñez said. Europe must jointly protect its external borders, deepen cooperation among member states and work closely with Morocco.The talks were prompted by the exceptional situation in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on the border with Morocco. According to the Spanish government, up to 72,000 people entered the territory without authorization on ...