00:01The European Commission has confirmed that discussions between Brussels and Spain were ongoing regarding extra financial support for Ceuta after
00:1072,000 individuals entered the Spanish Autonomous City in Morocco last week.
00:14We can actually confirm that yesterday the Commission actually received a first needs assessment from Spain, so we're now really
00:24very quickly looking into this document really to identify the best way we can provide support.
00:31The Commission said the application has not yet been finalized nor has the amount of funding requested.
00:37The amount would be in addition to the €114 million of emergency assistance already made available following an extraordinary meeting
00:46convened to discuss the migration crisis on Tuesday.
00:49It could cover a range of elements going first from actually equipment and services for border management.
01:03In view of the current situation, we see the need and also it could also provide humanitarian assistance and medical
01:12assistance.
01:13Spanish officials said on Monday that 70,000 individuals had already returned to Morocco after last week's episode, which resulted
01:21in at least 88 deaths.
01:24Despite this, up to 5,000 individuals, including 860 unaccompanied minors, have remained, according to the president of Ceuta.
01:32NGOs operating in Ceuta say they are not prepared to deal with this type of crisis, adding that many children
01:39who arrived are suffering from heat stroke and hunger.
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