Grecia urge a la UE a suspender el derecho al asilo ante crisis como la de Ceuta

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the European Union on Thursday, October 15, in Brussels to establish a mechanism enabling member states to suspend the right to asylum during severe migration emergencies. Citing the recent migration crisis in Ceuta over the summer as a precedent, Mitsotakis argued that the bloc needs immediate tools to handle sudden influxes of migrants at its borders.

The proposal introduces a controversial policy measure regarding international asylum standards within the EU. By linking the request to the situation in Ceuta—a Spanish enclave in North Africa—Greece highlighted the vulnerability of EU external borders and pressed Brussels for a standardized, crisis-response framework to manage exceptional migration pressures.