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France, Italy tighten borders amid EU migrant crisis in Ceuta

France and Italy have significantly increased border security measures in response to a large influx of approximately 60,000 migrants entering Spain's enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. France is deploying five times its usual border police force, while Italy has suspended its participation in the Schengen Agreement with Spain for one month. This surge in migration has created one of the largest crises for the European Union in recent years, with reports of at least 34 deaths during the crossing. AI

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France, Italy tighten borders amid EU migrant crisis in Ceuta

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    France, Italy tighten borders after 60,000 migrants enter Spain’s Ceuta

    France and Italy bolstered border controls on Saturday after about 60,000 people crossed into Spain’s enclave in North Africa, sparking one of the largest migrant crises for the European Union in recent years. The migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco, the enclave’s regional presid…