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Sanchez denounces EU's 'asymmetric' response to Ceuta crisis
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez sent a letter to Brussels on August 1, 2026, calling the EU's response to the Ceuta crisis 'rather asymmetric.' Ceuta is an autonomous Spanish city on Africa's northern coast, bordering Morocco. While most EU member states support Spain, some have called for Spain's temporary exclusion from the Schengen area. Sanchez rejects this demand as contrary to European law, humanitarian law, and solidarity. His criticism implicitly targets Italy, without naming it explicitly.