- France will tighten controls at its border with Spain, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced.
- Nunez ordered immediate stepped up controls and activated a rapid intervention border force for in-depth inspections.
- He said controls already exist, were recently reinforced, and a mobile force is permanently deployed.
- Thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain's Ceuta enclave overnight, a police source said.
- Around 40,000 migrants have crossed into Ceuta in recent days, population 80,000, creating a crisis for Spain's government.
France will tighten its borders with Spain, the country’s interior minister said on Friday, after thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain’s north African Ceuta enclave.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on X that he had “given instructions to immediately step up controls at the Spanish border” on Thursday night.
He also announced the activation of the rapid intervention border force “for in-depth inspections.”
Speaking separately to broadcaster RTL, he said he had spoken with his Spanish counterpart and would do so again Friday.
“We have controls at the French-Spanish border, they already exist, and in fact they have been reinforced in recent months,” Nunez said.
“We have a mobile force permanently deployed. We will, of course, take measures if there are movements toward French territory,” he added.
“In any case, we will obviously strengthen border controls.”
Thousands of migrants crossed overnight from Morocco into Spain’s Ceuta enclave, a police source said on Friday.
In recent days, a total of around 40,000 migrants have crossed into the territory — population 80,000 — the source added.
The sudden influx has sparked a crisis for Spain’s government.
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