'Pure political theatre': Ceuta migrant crisis 'used politically' to make Europe seem 'under attack'

Per France 24, a migration policy expert is challenging how Europe's political establishment is framing the recent Ceuta migrant crisis. Instead of focusing on the emotionally charged imagery that's dominated headlines, Camille Le Coz, Director at the Migration Policy Institute Europe, points to underlying structural issues: demographic pressures in North Africa, labor shortages across Europe, and smuggling networks amplified by social media. Le Coz characterizes the crisis as what she calls "pure political theatre," suggesting it's become an instrument of domestic political competition. Her takeaway: Europe's migration debate is often shaped less by the actual movement of people than by competing political narratives about what those movements mean.

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