00:00European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for action to strengthen Europe's borders.
00:06It comes after nearly 70,000 migrants entered Spain's North African territory of Ceuta over a few days.
00:14EU interior ministers are said to have emergency talks by videoconference to discuss the issue later today.
00:22Spain said around 69,500 migrants have now returned to Morocco, exceeding initial estimates of 50,000.
00:31The official death toll on the Spanish side of the border stands at 72, with 11 deaths on the Moroccan
00:37side.
00:37From the incident, von der Leyen said the EU should double down on five areas,
00:42including strengthening cooperation with non-EU countries to prevent migration, stronger external borders and early warning systems.
00:50Migration has been one of the EU's most divisive political issues since the 2015-2016 migration crisis,
00:58when more than a million migrants and refugees arrived in Europe after fleeing war in Syria.
01:03The influx fueled support for anti-immigration and far-right parties across the bloc,
01:08and intensified years of disputes over asylum rules, border controls and burden-sharing.
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