Following complaints by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez regarding the lack of solidarity shown by a large part of the EU, the debate in Brussels is unfolding amidst clear signs of division, the newspaper *Le Monde* reports.

  France, Portugal, Luxembourg, and Ireland—the latter having convened the meeting in its capacity as the holder of the rotating EU presidency—adopted a different stance on the crisis compared to the rest of the bloc, where criticism of Sánchez prevailed.

  The newspaper notes that Spain pointed out how the EU had responded with near-unanimous support when Poland reported migration pressure from Belarus, or when Greece faced similar situations at its eastern border.

  However, regarding the Ceuta crisis, Spain believes that some of its partners exploited the situation to question its migration policy rather than showing solidarity with a member state whose border also serves as an external EU frontier.

  At the same time, the newspaper highlights the pressure exerted on migration issues by far-right groups such as the National Alliance in France, Vox in Spain itself, and Alternative for Germany.

  This is happening as countries with historically high levels of immigration—such as Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, and Italy—are also tightening border controls, accelerating deportations, and backing measures like return centers located outside the EU.

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