EU Eyes Social Media Monitoring, Pre-Frontier Intelligence To Prevent Another Ceuta Crisis: How Do They Work?

The European Union flag outside the Palazzo Madama in Turin, Italy (Credit: Antonio Filigno/Pexels)

All is well among the European Union, following an emergency meeting to tackle the Ceuta crisis in Spain last week. An emergency migration meeting was called among EU leaders on Tuesday, 4 August, to discuss the incident and the fallout among leaders, many of whom criticised Spain's lackadaisical approach to immigration.

'It was a necessary meeting to align current and future approaches. The outcome was satisfactory and served to recognise Spain's efforts,' said Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska. EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner confirmed that the whole organisation stands in 'full solidarity' with Spain after the Ceuta migrant crisis.