Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson broke ranks with the EU’s push to restore solidarity following the deadly Ceuta chaos
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has broken ranks with the EU’s push for solidarity with Spain after the Ceuta crisis, calling Madrid’s migrant amnesty a “very bad idea” that risks a repeat of Europe’s 2015 influx. He warned that Spain’s potential legalization of more than a million people creates a loophole for migrants to push north across the EU’s open borders.
His comments come after tens of thousands of migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave from Morocco within days in late July, completely overwhelming the local authorities. More than 100 people died in the crisis and the city plunged into chaos.
The surge drew criticism from other EU leaders, several of whom linked it to Spain’s migrant regularization program targeting 500,000, though it is feared that the figure could double. Subsequently, 22 member states, including Sweden, signed a joint letter demanding that Spain introduce tighter external border controls.
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