BRUSSELS: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's migration policies have weathered withering criticism as leaders from across the European Union met Tuesday following last week's rush of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa.
The sudden arrival of 72,000 migrants on Thursday and Friday sparked a humanitarian crisis in Ceuta and reignited the immigration debate in the 27-nation bloc, though most of the migrants soon went back. More than 80 migrants died, including some who drowned or were trampled in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, according to Spanish and Moroccan authorities.
