Migrants: is a new crisis looming?

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Migrants walk past barbed wire to reach the area on the border between Morocco and Spain, in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. AP - Mosa'ab Elshamy

By: Romain Auzouy

21 mins

At the start of last week, 8,000 migrants arrived in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in northern Morocco.

This event heightened tensions between Madrid and Rabat, and raised many concerns.

An unprecedented influx of migrants is feared with the reopening of borders.

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What to expect

How is Europe preparing?

What tools are at its disposal today and what projects are in progress?

How to overcome the usual divisions and achieve a policy of "solidarity" as requested by the head of the Italian government Mario Draghi at the beginning of the week?

With 

Aldo Liga

, independent analyst on migration issues in the Mediterranean. 

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