Von der Leyen blames several states and other actors for the migration crisis in Ceuta

The President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, has blamed a number of states and other actors for the migration crisis because she believes that the massive inflows of migrants, such as Ceuta's, are 'intentional' , using them as a weapon to destabilise the European Union and create separation, but she has clearly replied: 'They will not succeed'.

At the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday, von der Leyen stressed that 'they will not allow anyone to use their values to put pressure on our union '.

In this regard, he has assured us that he will present 'before the end of the year' a proposal to give the governments of the 27 'the necessary instruments to respond quickly to the extraordinary threats' against the borders of the European Union.

In his address to MEPs, the President of the European Commission defended the good results of European Union migration policies, in particular the implementation of the Migration and Asylum Treaty and the new return rules.

56% drop

In a hearing with MEPs, the President of the European Commission expressed his full support for the migration policies under way and, on the basis of the data, highlighted the 56% reduction in the number of migrants in the European Union as a whole in the last two years, 34% less this year alone, and the 19% decrease in asylum applications.

However, Von der Leyen has warned that the 80,000 migrants arriving in Ceuta this summer are once again a clear indication of "how quickly threats can manifest themselves" on European borders, and has called for "further steps" in this area.