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EU Parliament calls for stronger border controls after Ceuta crisis

Lawmakers adopted the resolution on Thursday by 339 votes to 225, with 16 abstentions. The text described Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish and European cities and called for their territorial integrity to be respected.

EU Parliament calls for stronger border controls after Ceuta crisis

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Lawmakers adopted the resolution on Thursday by 339 votes to 225, with 16 abstentions.

The text described Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish and European cities and called for their territorial integrity to be respected.

Parliament has called for stronger protection of the EU's external borders and closer cooperation with Morocco after mass irregular crossings into the Spanish city of Ceuta, where 141 people died at sea...

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Lawmakers adopted the resolution on Thursday by 339 votes to 225, with 16 abstentions. The text described Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish and European cities and called for their territorial integrity to be respected. Parliament has called for stronger protection of the EU's external borders and closer cooperation with Morocco after mass irregular crossings into the Spanish city of Ceuta, where 141 people died at sea during events on July 30 and 31.

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Parliament has called for stronger protection of the EU's external borders and closer cooperation with Morocco after mass irregular crossings into the Spanish city of Ceuta, where 141 people died at sea during events on July 30 and 31.

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