European right-wing and far-right parties gathered in front of the European Parliament to show solidarity with Ceuta in the face of the migration crisis that affected the Spanish enclave in northern Africa. The parties demonstrated together to demand a European response to the situation.
During the demonstration, the parties blamed the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), for how the migration crisis in Ceuta was managed. Political tension surrounding the issue has been high since the events.
Ceuta, a Spanish enclave located on the north African coast, has frequently been the scene of irregular migration entry attempts, being one of the external borders of the European Union. The recent crisis placed pressure on relations between Spain and the rest of Europe.
The demonstration in front of the European Parliament reflects the growing importance of the migration issue in European politics and the attempt by right-wing parties to use the situation in Ceuta as a political argument against the migration policies of the Spanish government led by the socialists.
