The European Commission keeps Spain under migratory pressure for the second consecutive year. This will allow it to access the solidarity contingent, with financial aid and migrant relocations.
According to information published by La Vanguardia, the European Commission again includes Spain among the countries subjected to migratory pressure for the second consecutive year. The decision takes into account the incident that occurred in Ceuta and allows the State to access the solidarity contingent provided for by the Migration and Asylum Pact.
The classification appears in the second annual report on asylum and migration, presented this Friday by the community executive. The document also points to Italy, Greece, and Cyprus for the disproportionate number of irregular arrivals, by land and by sea.
“Spain accounted for around 20% of all illegal border crossings at the EU level, and was, in fact, the third member state in terms of arrivals through search and rescue operations.”
This was explained by the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, during the presentation of the report. According to community sources, this figure does not include the entry of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into Ceuta on 30 and 31 July.
Although the report analyses the period from July 2025 to June 2026, the Commission did take these events into account as a “relevant event,” a figure provided for in the regulations. A community official explained it this way:
“After analysing the information and notifications we have received regarding entries into the autonomous city and, of course, also the arrivals in Spain throughout the year, we have concluded that Spain is also under migratory pressure.”
In addition to these four countries, the Commission warns that another fifteen states are at risk of experiencing migratory pressure: Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, France, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, and Finland. The risk is due to high irregular arrivals, unauthorised secondary movements, asylum requests, or temporary protection granted to people fleeing Russia's war against Ukraine.
The Commission has also presented its proposal for the annual solidarity fund. It will be sent to the EU Council for adoption, and its figures are not disclosed, according to the rules of the Migration and Asylum Pact. The Council must convene the first High-Level Solidarity Forum within 15 days, where each member state will present its contribution proposals.
This contribution can take the form of financial contributions, migrant relocations, compensation for responsibilities regarding asylum seekers or beneficiaries, or alternative measures such as support in resources and personnel. In the previous cycle, partners agreed on 21,000 relocations and 420 million euros in financial assistance for 2026, below the 30,000 and 600 million proposed by Brussels and advocated by Spain.
Hungary and Slovakia opposed participating in the solidarity system in the previous period, and the Commission warned them of possible measures if they maintained that refusal.
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