{"id":32979,"date":"2026-08-06T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=32979"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:36:10","slug":"eu-commends-spains-swift-response-to-ceuta-migrant-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/08\/eu-commends-spains-swift-response-to-ceuta-migrant-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Commends Spain’s Swift Response to Ceuta Migrant Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 \u2014 Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 72,000 migrants entered the Spanish territory in North Africa. Unfortunately, at least 75 people died on the Spanish side of the border, while Morocco reported 11 deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many European member states have expressed their concern over the Ceuta migrant crisis in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, Spain has responded to the large number of migrants arriving in Ceuta by placing a 500-meter floating barrier near the Tarajal breakwater. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also worked with Morocco to return thousands of migrants, provided emergency aid, and approved \u20ac25 million to help unaccompanied children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about Spain’s response to the Ceuta migrant crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c80n3j55g0do<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cto stand in solidarity with someone<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201dIrish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan, who chaired Tuesday’s meeting, said the EU <\/em>stood in solidarity with Spain<\/em><\/strong> and that migration required “a united European response”.<\/em>\u201d Use the idiom in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cto draw tension\u201c <\/strong>mean? \u201dThe meeting had been expected <\/em>to draw <\/em><\/strong>some<\/strong><\/em> tension<\/em><\/strong>, following earlier criticism of Spain from some EU nations.<\/em>\u201d Use the expression in a sentence. Give a synonym.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cexclave<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201dThe crossings came after Spain’s Supreme Court ruled that migrants stopped at sea while trying to reach Ceuta or Melilla, another Spanish <\/em>exclave<\/em><\/strong>, cannot be summarily returned to Morocco.<\/em>\u201d Use the word in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What are your thoughts on how Spain dealt with the Ceuta crisis?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. \u201cIt is thought that the influx was fuelled by criminal networks and social media disinformation.<\/em>\u201d What is your view on this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Share your opinion on the other European nations expressing their concerns over the Ceuta migrant crisis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What is your opinion on Italy suspending its Schengen zone agreement with Spain on free movement in response to the Ceuta crisis?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Share your views on this, \u201cFinland and Denmark backed Italy’s move, while Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babi\u0161 urged a temporary suspension of Spain’s Schengen membership.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. How can countries work together to solve migration problems? <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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