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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Macron Backs Spain Over Ceuta Migration Crisis And Urges Firm EU Action
Caption: Macron Backs Spain Over Ceuta Migration Crisis And Urges Firm EU Action. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed solidarity with Spain over the Ceuta migration crisis and called for stronger European cooperation on migration. Macron said the EU migration and asylum pact must balance solidarity and responsibility while providing "robust solutions" to protect Europe's borders. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez thanked France for its support during the mass migrant arrivals in Ceuta on July 30 and 31. Sánchez said Spain's central government had maintained constant communication with Ceuta's authorities before the crisis but that its scale had not been anticipated. The two leaders highlighted close cooperation between Spain and France on migration, defence, energy and economic issues. Their meeting came after Spain's Senate rejected a bilateral Friendship Treaty, despite its previous approval by the lower house and ratification by France. Macron stressed the historic ties between the countries and said stronger European unity was needed while border measures must respect EU law and values. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Emmanuel Macron,Pedro Sánchez,Spain,France,Ceuta,migration crisis,European Union,EU migration pact,Spanish Senate
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