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World Service,04 Aug 2026,49 mins

EU calls for stronger borders after Cuerta crossings

Newsday

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The European Commission President has called for "united action" on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Cuerta last week. The European Union is holding an urgent meeting today to discuss the issue. Ten months after the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas we look at how Gazans are trying to pick up their lives. And we speak to Maria Fernanda Espinosa vying to become the next Secretary General of the United Nations. Presenters: James Copnall and Catherine Byaruhanga. (Photo: Members of the military escort migrants in Ceuta, Spain, following recent mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory. Credit: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters).

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