About this episode

The episode discusses the migrant crisis in Ceuta, Spain, and the political implications surrounding it.

Around 60,000 migrants swam around the border from Morocco into Ceuta, part of Spain. Spanish officials said almost all those who reached the enclave have now returned, but at least 72 migrants died attempting the journey. Many EU leaders called for an urgent meeting, asking for the end of policies that could encourage illegal migration. But Spain says the problems in Ceuta are not caused by its immigration policies, and that Ceuta is not part of mainland Spain, so there was never a security threat to other EU countries. Learn English about this story with Pippa and Georgie. For more language learning tips head to bbclearningenglish.com. For a worksheet for this episode head to https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2026/260805 Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest programmes https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599

People in this episode

Hosts: Pippa, Georgie

Topics covered

• migration
• Ceuta crisis
• EU policies
• language learning
• current events

Keywords

• migrants
• Ceuta
• Spain
• EU leaders
• illegal migration
• Morocco
• immigration policies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EU

Places: Ceuta, Morocco, Spain

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