00:02The EU stands in full solidarity with Spain following the Souta migraine crisis, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner said on
00:11Tuesday, calling the crisis a test of our European resilience.
00:15Brunner spoke to reporters after EU interior ministers held an emergency meeting after 70,000 non-EU nationals entered the
00:23Spanish enclave of Souta from Morocco within 24 hours.
00:27These past few days were a test of our European resilience, a test of the security of our external borders
00:36and these days showed clearly that there are actors with no regard for the safety or even for lives of
00:48innocent people.
00:49Interior ministers discussed measures to prevent a repeat of the crisis, including tackling migrant smuggling networks, strengthening returns and reinforcing
00:58EU borders.
00:59One EU diplomat told Euronews that a broad amount of member states wanted to discuss political measures that may have
01:05contributed to the largest irregular border crossing ever recorded in Europe over such a short period.
01:11One of them was Madrid's January decision to regularise around half a million undocumented migrants by granting them residence and
01:19work permits.
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