The Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Ceuta (CECE) has provided clarifications on certain modalities relating to the introduction into Morocco of products purchased by tourists in the autonomous city.
As expected, the government of Ceuta has decided to remove the visa exemption granted to Moroccans. New entry conditions for the enclave have been set and will come into effect at the end of May.
The government delegate in Melilla, Sabrina Moh, announced on Friday that despite the reopening of the border, the Muslims of the autonomous city will not be able to import sheep from Morocco for the celebration in early July of Aid al-adha. This is due to the health alert for foot-and-mouth disease, which is still in effect.
Many people showed up on Friday at the Tarajal border crossing in Ceuta to go to Morocco to spend the weekend, creating a massive traffic jam. High-end vehicles from Morocco were also seen at the border.
The Government Delegation in Ceuta has informed that all those wishing to cross the border with their vehicles to go to Morocco must necessarily pass through the Loma Colmenar registration area, open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The vice president and Minister of the Treasury of the Canary Islands, Roman Rodriguez, reiterated the position of the Canarian government on the Sahara, namely the recognition of the right to self-determination, stressing that after the Sahara, Morocco will attack Ceuta and Melilla.
Health centers in Spain are facing high demand for Covid-19 vaccination since the reopening on Tuesday of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla. This is due to the vaccination pass required to enter Morocco.
Mohamed C. is one of the 1,356 Moroccan minors who arrived in Ceuta in May 2021. He is one of the few lucky ones who managed to reach the peninsula. More than 300 minors are still staying in the reception centers of the autonomous city.
The reopening of the Ceuta border with Morocco was effective at 12:00 am on Tuesday. Nearly two hours earlier, the atmosphere was festive at the Tarajal border crossing.
A few hours before the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco, the civil guards have asked the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, to deploy more agents in these areas in order to "guarantee the security" of people and property.
The president of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Adil Raiss, newly appointed co-president of the Morocco-Spain Economic Council (CEMAES), addresses, without mincing words, the issues of interest to the two countries in the context of the normalization of relations, including the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla.
The Moroccan government announced on Sunday the opening of the Ceuta and Melilla border crossings starting tomorrow, Tuesday, but under certain conditions, including the end of smuggling.