Spain's Ceuta migrant surge revives EU Islamist terror debate

A one-day surge of roughly 72,000 Moroccan migrants into Spain's Ceuta enclave has intensified scrutiny of Europe's migration and security policies, after Europol data showed Spain recorded the EU's highest number of jihadist terrorism-related arrests in 2025. Recent attacks in Berlin, Paris and London, plus German intelligence estimating over 28,000 Islamist-scene members, have deepened pressure on leaders to confront radicalisation tied to uncontrolled migration. Such border crises tend to accelerate calls for tighter EU-wide security coordination and less national discretion over asylum policy.