The Civil Guard has arrested six people, including a Moroccan, in Ceuta and Malaga, accused of trafficking Moroccan migrants to Spain via the Strait of Gibraltar. They will be prosecuted for alleged crimes against the rights of foreign citizens and document forgery.
The majority of Spaniards would be in favor of an armed response from the government in the event of a possible attack by Morocco on the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
While Spain is preparing to reopen the Sebta border on October 10, the Moroccan authorities have not set a date for the moment. The population is impatient, while the local economy is suffering.
In Spain, the Popular Party (PP) has lambasted a poll on the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, carried out by the Center for Sociological Research (CIS). It is demanding "explanations" from the government of Pedro Sanchez.
Could Ceuta and Melilla benefit from NATO military support in the event of a possible attack, even though Spain has been a member of the organization since 1982 and the two cities have been declared Spanish since 1580 for one and 1497 for the other? The question is generating many comments.
A stinging setback for Vox at the Defense Commission in Congress. The far-right party’s bill on the protection of the cities of Ceuta and Melilla by NATO did not garner enough votes. It was rejected on Wednesday by the majority of MPs.
Moroccan security forces prevented this Wednesday hundreds of young people and minors from entering Ceuta, thus avoiding a new migration crisis after the one that occurred last May.
The public prosecutor’s office of the National Court considers that the repatriations to Morocco of the minors who arrived en masse in Ceuta in May are "null and void", because the legally established procedure in this matter has not been respected" and that they "violate the fundamental right to effective judicial protection" of minors.
The economic development of Ceuta is a concern for the newspaper El Español-Invertia, which is organizing an Economic Forum from Tuesday, September 28 to Wednesday, September 29, to analyze the economic, tourist and social potential of the city and the opportunities available to it.
The far-right party Vox will present on Monday to the Defense Commission of Congress a bill requesting the government to include the cities of Ceuta and Melilla under the protection of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
The police elements of Fnideq managed to seize a drone that was transporting large quantities of "Rivotril" tablets to Ceuta . An individual with links to an international psychotropic trafficking network was also arrested.
The borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco will remain closed until October 31 "subject to possible modification", according to an order from the Spanish Ministry of the Interior published on Saturday in the Official Journal of the State (BOE).