On July 31, local time, European Commission President von der Leyen said that the recent situation of large numbers of illegal immigrants entering the Spanish North African autonomous city of Ceuta is “unacceptable” and that the European Union will provide support to Spain to strengthen border control and crack down on human smuggling. Von der Leyen said in a social media post on the same day that the EU cannot allow anyone to enter the EU without “complying with the rules,” dangerous illegal border crossings must be stopped immediately, human smuggling networks must be disrupted, and repatriation work should be carried out quickly in accordance with relevant EU regulations.

On July 31, local time, European Commission President von der Leyen said that the recent situation of large numbers of illegal immigrants entering the Spanish North African autonomous city of Ceuta is “unacceptable” and that the European Union will provide support to Spain to strengthen border control and crack down on human smuggling. Von der Leyen said in a social media post on the same day that the EU cannot allow anyone to enter the EU without “complying with the rules,” dangerous illegal border crossings must be stopped immediately, human smuggling networks must be disrupted, and repatriation work should be carried out quickly in accordance with relevant EU regulations.