After Ceuta Tragedy, Italy Wants Migration Holding Centres Outside the EU

After 69,500 migrants were sent back to Morocco from the Spanish city of Ceuta, with at least 99 deaths, Italy wants to speed up detention centres outside EU borders, using a law the EU approved in June 2026. EU ministers meet August 4 as the bloc's chief, von der Leyen, pushes tougher borders and returns. The crisis puts this plan at the center of debate.