As around 60,000 migrants irregularly entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Several EU countries are asking for Spain to be temporarily excluded from the free-movement Schengen area, a last-resort measure that could only be used in exceptional circumstances.
The largest surge of irregular arrivals ever recorded on EU territory in a single day sparked concerns among European governments, despite the fact that Ceuta is located on the African continent, offering migrants no easy route to mainland Europe.
