欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩致函西班牙总理桑切斯，要求欧盟加强边境防控措施。[1][2] 她在信中指出，"我们必须做更多工作来进一步加强关键点的边境，包括警觉监控和在需要时使用物理屏障"，[1] 并强调"所有外部边界的保护是共同的欧洲责任"。[2] 这一呼吁源于西班牙北非飞地塞温塔上周发生的大规模越界事件。
约5万人越过塞温塔边境，其中大部分已返回摩洛哥，但仍有3000至5000人留在城市内。[2] 这一事件在欧盟内部引发严重分歧，意大利、丹麦和芬兰等国呼吁将西班牙暂停申根自由行动区资格。[2] 冯德莱恩建议欧盟加强与摩洛哥的技术和财政支持，改进边界管理早期预警系统。[2] 欧盟内政部长定于周二召开紧急视频会议讨论应对措施。[2]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has written to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calling for reinforced border controls across the EU, including the deployment of physical barriers where necessary.[1][2] The letter follows a major security incident in which tens of thousands of people crossed into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta, with approximately 50,000 individuals breaching the border last week.[2] While most have since returned to Morocco, between 3,000 and 5,000 remain in the city.[2]
Von der Leyen stated in her correspondence that "we must do more work to further strengthen borders at key points, including vigilant monitoring and the use of physical barriers where needed."[1] She emphasized that "protection of all external borders is a shared European responsibility,"[2] and proposed enhanced technical and financial support from the EU to Morocco to improve early warning systems for border management.[2]
The incident has sparked significant tensions within the EU, with several member states—including Italy, Denmark, and Finland—calling for Spain's temporary suspension from the Schengen free movement zone.[2] EU interior ministers are scheduled to hold an emergency video conference on Tuesday to discuss coordinated responses to the crisis.[2]