Nuestra NEBRIJA 38- julio 2021

La tensión en los territorios fronterizos aumenta por la presión de la crisis migratoria en distintos países y es necesario que la Unión Europea haga frente a esta situación de manera unificada garantizando los derechos humanos y la dignidad de migrantes y refugiados y fomentando la cooperación con los países de origen y de tránsito. Tension in border territories is increasing due to the pressure of the migratory crisis in different countries, and it is necessary for the European Union to face this situation in a unified way, guaranteeing the human rights and dignity of migrants and refugees, and promoting cooperation with countries of origin and transit. Mucho se habló en la prensa, debates y tertulias, así como en los medios académicos, de la que lla- maron ‘crisis migratoria en Ceuta’, ante la llegada repentina de cerca de ocho mil migrantes a esta pe- queña ciudad de 18,5 Km² en el Norte de África. about what they called the ‘migratory crisis in Ceuta’, given the sudden arrival of approximately eight thousand migrants to this small city of 18.5 km² in northern Africa. Some described it as ‘invasion’, ‘assault’, ‘attack’, even in terms that cannot be used in this article, because they are not correct and, above all, because they are false. The error in their use lies in the fact that it was not in any case an ‘invasion’ or ‘attack’, as there was no violent assault with the intention of occupying the border area, orchestrated in a systematic and planned manner. It was clearly an attempt made by a large group of people La cooperación con los países de origen y de tránsito está en el centro de la gestión migratoria en el Mediterráneo Cooperation with countries of origin and transit is at the heart of migration management in the Mediterranean 33 Nuestra Nebrija