The European Union (EU), through European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is calling for strong border controls and physical barriers along EU borders, in a letter addressed to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. This, after the Ceuta chaos last week, where thousands of Moroccans swam through the Spanish exclave to reach European shores. Some 72 swimmers died in the attempt to cross borders.
'From this incident, it is clear that we must do more to strengthen our borders at critical points, both with vigilant monitoring and the use of physical barriers where needed,' von der Leyen's letter read. Sánchez has been widely criticised among his EU and European colleagues for how the migration crisis was handled.
