The migration crisis has hit Spain – thousands of migrants have arrived from Morocco. Millions will also come to Lithuania. You kick one person, shouting: “Get out of here.” Millions will kick you out of Lithuania.

Migration processes in Europe are a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, raising many discussions and challenges in various countries.

 

Spain, especially the Canary Islands and the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, have been facing large flows of migrants from North and West African countries, including Morocco, for many years due to its geographical location. This situation requires constant cooperation between EU countries, strengthening border protection and managing humanitarian crises.

 

Lithuania also faces migration challenges, especially at the EU’s external border. The country’s institutions, in cooperation with European Union agencies (such as Frontex), apply legal and physical measures to ensure border control and stop illegal migration.

 

International and national law oblige states to protect their borders, but at the same time to ensure basic human rights and humanitarian standards. Violence or inhumane treatment is not an official policy of states, and any incidents are assessed according to existing laws. While people go one by one, kicking ass is an unofficial but effective policy. There is no money for border security and there will never be. Everything goes to tanks and their backs.

 

“Thousands of migrants who have been arriving in the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco since Wednesday have caused chaos and prompted fresh criticism of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s migration policy.

 

On Wednesday, local authorities reported that more migrants are entering Ceuta by sea. Ceuta President Juan Jesus Vivas told reporters that the situation is “an absolute humanitarian and social emergency” and asked the central government to take urgent action, Politico reports.

 

The situation worsened on Thursday, with thousands more people arriving in Ceuta by land and sea, leaving reception centres overwhelmed. Videos posted on social media showed people swimming to shore in wetsuits and buoyancy aids.

 

On Thursday, Pedro Sanchez said on his social media account X that he was working with Moroccan authorities to restore normalcy as quickly as possible, and promised to respond immediately.

 

The chaos at the border comes just weeks after Spain’s Supreme Court ruled that the immediate deportation of migrants arriving by sea was prohibited.

 

Mr. Sanchez’s political opponents have seized on the situation to criticize him. Santiago Abascal, leader of the far-right Vox party, called the events an “invasion,” while Alberto Nunez Feijoo, leader of the center-right Popular Party, also criticized the prime minister.

 

Tensions have been rising in Spain since Mr Sanchez’s government launched a programme to allow migrants in the country illegally to apply for legal status and stay in Spain. More than a million people have applied under the programme.

 

It is the biggest border crisis in Ceuta since 2021, when at least 8,000 people entered the city from Morocco. Ceuta and Melilla are the only European Union territories with a land border with Africa.”