Overview
- A mass entry reported as roughly 80,000 people overwhelmed Ceuta on July 30–31 and left dozens dead, creating a major humanitarian and security crisis.
- Defence Minister Margarita Robles says the CNI and military intelligence shared warnings verbally with security forces and local staff, while Interior Minister Fernando Grande‑Marlaska and the Delegation in Ceuta say no formal intelligence report predicted an 'exceptional' assault.
- The opposition PP has demanded an immediate convening of the parliamentary Commission of Official Secrets to review conflicting accounts and to press intelligence oversight.
- The government has established a single authority to coordinate the Ceuta response, declared the situation a national security interest, approved emergency funding including €25 million for unaccompanied minors, and begun registration and repatriation work.
- The dispute highlights coordination gaps inside the coalition and raises legal and practical limits on returns because of a 2021 precedent that produced court rulings over the handling of minors and constrained past repatriations.