Brussels says the EU has "done its homework well" in Ceuta and calls for "accelerating migration reforms"
European Commissioner for the Interior and Migration, Magnus Brunner, has said that the main conclusion of the crisis in Ceuta is that European Union partners must manage migration policies' jointly '.
European Commissioner for the Interior and Migration, Magnus Brunner, today in Brussels.
The European Unionhas' responded well 'to the migration crisis in Ceuta: the situation has been brought under control and migration movements have been prevented from spreading to the Schengen area. It is now time to take account of the 'subjects' left behind by these events and speed up reforms of European migration policies.
European Commissioner for the Interior and Migration Magnus Brunner said so at a press conference following an extraordinary meeting with EU Home Affairs officials. "For the time being, it is clear that Europe has passed the test. These people have not had access to the Schengen area and border security has been effective," said the Austrian politician.
At the meeting held this morning, the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, stressed that the situation is' under control 'in Ceuta and that the crisis has not affected the rest of the EU.
Brunner has also pointed out that Europe has not had "so much control" over illegal migration in recent decades, but has warned that any forecast has been "exceeded" by what happened in Ceuta.
In this context, the Commissioner explained that Brussels is negotiating a 'full partnership agreement' with Morocco, where migration is the backbone, and made it clear that these negotiations have nothing to do with what has happened in recent days.
However, he has pointed out that "collaboration" with Rabat has been essential to restore the situation in Ceuta.
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