Spain will declare Ceuta a "situation of interest for national security" on Tuesday and establish a unified command under Territorial Policy Minister Ángel Víctor Torres to coordinate the crisis response, First Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Cuerpo announced Monday, after security forces cleared migrants from a city beach last week.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has convened an extraordinary National Security Council meeting for Tuesday to assess the fallout from the July 30–31 mass crossing, when roughly 72,000 people entered the enclave from Morocco in 24 hours. More than 80 people died in the influx, and about 2,900 identified minors remain in the city.
The European Commission confirmed it received Madrid's formal request for emergency migration funds, which can provide up to 80% pre-financing. Cuerpo also expanded Ceuta's existing socioeconomic development plan, previously worth €180 million, as data showed small-business activity fell up to 30% in the crisis's first days. The government plans to transfer roughly 500 girls to mainland Spain and send up to 25,000 vaccine doses to the enclave.