# EU should use leverage with Morocco after Ceuta crossings, migration chief says

https://mins.news/en/item/15430

- Reuters, 2026-08-06 17:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/eu-should-use-all-leverage-secure-moroccos-cooperation-eu-migration-chief-says-2026-08-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a74c5cd69018900011c324f

> EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner says the European Union should make use of every available source of leverage to obtain Morocco’s cooperation on migration after the Ceuta crossings. He specifically includes visa policy and trade policy among the tools the bloc could deploy. His comments frame cooperation from Morocco as an objective for EU pressure following the crossings.

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