The mass influx of illegal migrants into the Spanish North African territory of Ceuta last week has not compromised the Schengen area for visa-free travel in Europe. This was stated by Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gomez, quoted by Agence France-Presse, BTA reports.
“It is clear that the Schengen area has not been compromised in any way by this crisis“, the minister said after a videoconference meeting with his EU colleagues.
His statement comes amid criticism of Spain over the way the country has protected the EU's external borders during the Ceuta migrant crisis.