The effort comes amid concerns that disinformation is promoting further crossings into the territory on Aug. 15, according to Maldita.es. The new mechanism on Ceuta would bring a closer group of stakeholders together, two of the people said. The crisis has divided EU countries and has reignited Europe’s long-running debate on illegal migration. Italy has since been one of the harshest critics of Spain’s left-wing government and its migration policies, and has implemented border controls for travelers arriving from Spain. Former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, who was a force behind the EU’s online content rules, on Monday said the bloc should launch a disinformation inquiry into the Ceuta crisis in an interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa.