On September 3-4, 2026, Spain's government drew criticism for its response to an escalating crisis in Ceuta, with Spanish MEPs and opposition figures accusing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's administration of weakness and delayed response to national police reports.
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Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn. This morning, a warning from the Lithuanian Foreign Minister on the escalating threat from Moscow. But we start with the deepening crisis facing the Spanish government.
Speaking on Europe Today, Spanish EPP MEP Antonio López-Istúriz said the government of Pedro Sanchez was ‘weak’ and should have reacted earlier to reports from the national police and intelligence services that had warned that thousands of irregular migrants were preparing to enter Ceuta.