<p>The Mediterranean border works the same way. The flow of people can be pushed from one entry point to another – from Italy and Greece to Spain, or from the Canaries to Ceuta. But it is not, on the evidence of the last decade, something that can be made to simply vanish.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/288994/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/matilde-rosina-1495298">Matilde Rosina</a>, Assistant Professor in Global Challenges, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/brunel-university-of-london-1685">Brunel University of London</a></em></span></p>
<p>This article is republished from <a href="https://theconversation.com">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-ceuta-border-incident-shows-how-eu-migration-can-be-weaponised-but-overall-levels-are-declining-288994">original article</a>.</p> </div>