{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/6a739938c3e1347e8b1e13cf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why did Spain’s Ceuta border collapse spark a diplomatic spat?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/1785962376917-1e3f116c-8a33-4f05-a817-479a52342fdf.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In an unprecedented breach of Spain's border, more than 70,000 migrants swam and stampeded their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco.</p><p><br></p><p>For some, the journey was deadly with least 75 migrants losing their lives in the crossing.</p><p><br></p><p>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has blamed human traffickers for the crisis, while other European Union states have accused him of being ‘soft’ on migrants.</p><p><br></p><p>Many of the migrant have since been returned to Morocco but it has caused friction with other EU countries over border controls,</p><p><br></p><p>How does the bloc move forward amid strained relations - and why did so many people storm the border on the same day?</p><p><br></p><p>Joining Rhiannon Jones for this discussion:</p><p><br></p><p>Souwie Buis</p><p>Journalist</p><p><br></p><p>András László</p><p>Hungarian Politician and Member of the European Parliament.</p><p><br></p><p>Pablo Calderon Martinez</p><p>Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Northeastern University London</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast to keep up to date and access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions at https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld</p>","author_name":"TRT World"}