The migrant crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has triggered a political storm across Europe, exposing deep divisions over migration, according to an expert who says the events are being used as 'pure political theatre' to make Europe seem under attack. Camille Le Coz, director of the Migration Policy Institute Europe, said the debate is being driven less by the movement of people themselves than by competing political narratives. She pointed to structural forces shaping migration, including demographic pressures in North Africa, labour shortages in Europe, and the role of smuggling networks amplified by social media. The crossings have shaken Europe politically, with the storm whipped up by social media, according to reports. Le Coz argued that migration crises often become instruments of domestic political competition, shifting attention away from the underlying causes.