Emerging Markets

Ceuta’s anti migrant ‘invasion’ rhetoric threatens Europe’s food supply and economy

By Diana Tung and Seth M. Holmes (*) In August 2026, a deep humanitarian crisis unfolded in Ceuta, a small Spanish enclave situated on Morocco’s northern coast. Around 72,000 people entered from Morocco over the course of two days. More than 100 drowned drowned trying to cross into Spanish territory.