A Ceuta investigating judge has ordered the return to Spain of a group of 14 Moroccan minors who had been expelled from the city last August. They were part of the 2,000 Moroccan minor migrants who arrived in Ceuta in May 2021 and were expelled as part of an operation carried out by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.
The Spanish Ministry of the Interior launched an emergency order in January for four military-use drones to strengthen security at the borders in Ceuta and Melilla to prevent any "violent" attempt by migrants to invade.
MEP Jordi Cañas has asked the European Commission to force Morocco to reopen its borders with Ceuta and Melilla, which are, according to him, "suffocated".
The city of Ceuta aims to change its economic model to turn towards Europe. With the disappearance of the smuggling trade with Morocco, the inhabitants want to join the European customs union but without losing their tax advantages.
The government of Pedro Sanchez has put an end to the controversy over the installation of drones by Morocco on the borders with Ceuta and Melilla, stressing that "each country is sovereign to manage its borders with the means it deems appropriate".
The vast majority of Moroccan adults who participated in the migration wave last May have left Ceuta for Morocco, according to local authorities.
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, announced on Monday the upcoming reopening of air borders, "provided that all necessary guarantees are given" to protect the health of travelers and Moroccans against Covid-19.
The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) took a decision on Tuesday to replace the word "border" with "bab" (gate in Arabic) on the signs of the two police stations in Ceuta and Melilla.
The President of Ceuta, Juan Vivas, wants the border with Morocco to be strengthened in order to allow "effective control" of the migratory flow in the city.
Mohamed Ali has been missing since last Thursday, January 13. His mother, Asma Mohamed, is convinced that he is in Ceuta and that "something has happened to him".
About ten Ceuta businessmen have each benefited from a warehouse in the new economic zone of Fnideq. The signing of the rental contracts started in early January.
Spain has begun to strengthen its military presence in its territorial waters near Morocco, since the installation of a Moroccan fish farm on the Chafarinas Islands. After the Velez de la Gomera and Al Hoceima rocks, the Spanish Navy has been instructed to strengthen its presence in the waters surrounding Melilla.