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Ceuta and Melilla: EU's land border with Africa

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  1. Question 1Answer D

    At the end of July 2026 over 50,000 migrants entered which Spanish enclave within days?

    • Tenerife
    • Melilla
    • Gibraltar
    • Correct answer: Ceuta

    Core Trigger: At the end of July 2026 over 50,000 migrants entered Ceuta within days; later reports exceeded 70,000.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 289, point 1

  2. Question 2Answer C

    By 3 August 2026 Spain had executed over 48,000 returns within how many hours?

    • 24 hours
    • 72 hours
    • Correct answer: 48 hours
    • 96 hours

    Aftermath: By 3 August 2026 Spain had executed over 48,000 returns within 48 hours.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 289, point 2

  3. Question 3Answer A

    Who is the EU Migration Commissioner?

    • Correct answer: Magnus Brunner
    • Margaritis Schinas
    • Josep Borrell
    • Ylva Johansson

    Current Head: Pedro Sanchez is Spain's Prime Minister; Magnus Brunner is the EU Migration Commissioner.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 289, point 3

  4. Question 4Answer C

    Which Spanish enclave covers 12.3 sq km with 87,067 people?

    • Ceuta
    • Gibraltar
    • Correct answer: Melilla
    • Olivenza

    Key Places: Ceuta covers 18.5 sq km with 84,222 people; Melilla covers 12.3 sq km with 87,067.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 289, point 4

  5. Question 5Answer B

    At least how many people died, per local officials and civil-society groups?

    • More than 500
    • Correct answer: More than 100
    • About 20
    • About 50

    Casualty Data: More than 100 people died, per local officials and civil-society groups.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 289, point 5

  6. Question 6Answer B

    Which is/are correct? 1. Spanish military intelligence judged it highly likely Morocco actively directed the surge. 2. Morocco denied involvement in the Ceuta surge.

    • Only 1
    • Correct answer: Only 2
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither

    Stakeholders: Morocco denied involvement; Spanish military intelligence judged it 'highly likely' Morocco was passive and negligent.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 289, point 6

  7. Question 7Answer D

    Melilla lies near which cape?

    • Cape Finisterre
    • Cape Bon
    • Cape Spartel
    • Correct answer: Cape Three Forks

    Location: Ceuta lies beside the Strait of Gibraltar; Melilla lies near Cape Three Forks; both border Morocco.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 289, point 8

  8. Question 8Answer D

    Spain has held Melilla since which year?

    • 1492
    • 1713
    • 1580
    • Correct answer: 1497

    Founded: Spain has held Melilla since 1497 and Ceuta since 1580; both got Statutes of Autonomy on 14 March 1995.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 289, point 9

  9. Question 9Answer C

    Article 33 of the 1951 Refugee Convention bars what?

    • Counting refugees as migrants
    • Granting dual citizenship
    • Correct answer: Returning refugees to threatened territory
    • Detaining asylum seekers

    Landmark: Article 33 of the 1951 Refugee Convention bars returning refugees to threatened territory.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 289, point 10

  10. Question 10Answer B

    Which is/are correct? 1. An exclave remains physically attached to its country's main territory. 2. Article 19(1) of the EU Charter prohibits collective expulsions.

    • Only 1
    • Correct answer: Only 2
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither

    Statute: Article 19(1) of the EU Charter prohibits collective expulsions; Schengen Borders Code Article 25 permits temporary internal controls.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 289, point 11

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