Meloni Floats 'Extraordinary Measures’ As Spain’s Ceuta Overwhelmed With Migrants From Morocco As thousands of Moroccan migrants surged into the Spanish territory of Ceuta on Thursday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni seized the opportunity to call for "extraordinary measures" and tighter border controls.
Her words are a thinly veiled attempt to rebrand Italy's stance on migration, which has been inadequate thus far. The scenes from Ceuta were chaotic, with large numbers of migrants attempting to cross the border.
This is not an isolated incident – in May 2021, over 8,000 migrants poured into the territory, sparking a crisis that Sánchez's government struggled to contain.