Fewer Channel migrant boats this summer, but each one is more crowded
About 6,949 people crossed the English Channel from France to England in small boats between June and August, the lowest summer total since 2020, according to the Daily Mail.
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EU migration chief urges pressure on Morocco to prevent another Ceuta crossing
The EU's migration commissioner, Magnus Brunner, says Brussels should use trade deals and visa rules as leverage over Morocco to stop another mass crossing like the one a week earlier, when tens of thousands of migrants entered Ceuta, a Spanish territory on the coast of North Africa.
Spain Faces Criticism From 22 EU Countries Over Migrant Crossings Into Ceuta
Leaders from 22 EU countries have criticized Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez over how Spain handled a surge of migrants crossing into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.