The current migration crisis is eating away at the solidarity on which the European Union depends, fueling the rise of the far right and pushing leaders to adopt increasingly hardline policies. But the Ceuta debacle shows why such measures cannot address the deeper forces driving migration.
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Thursday, September 19, 2024 People with Disabilities May Face Barriers Accessing Domestic Violence Assistance People with disabilities may experience domestic violence at a rate five times higher than those without disabilities. But domestic violence centers may struggle to provide assistance to these survivors. GAO’s Elizabeth Curda, an expert on disability issues, joins our podcast to…
Trump used the occasion to promote the launch of “Trump accounts,” which are special investment accounts for children under age 18.
PARIS—Soon after it became clear that more than 70,000 Moroccans were attempting to cross into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta—many by swimming across the narrow stretch of water separating it from Morocco—22 European Union member states called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to convene an emergency meeting of the bloc’s interior ministers. But before the meeting could even take place, Italy announced that it was temporarily suspending visa-free travel from Spain and reintroducing border controls.