The president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, was declared persona non grata by the Assembly of Ceuta on Friday by a majority of deputies. This measure was taken against him for his statements made during his two trips to Ceuta after the migration crisis in May, where he considered the Muslims of the city as Moroccans and described some personalities as "pro-Moroccan."
The far-right party Vox has tabled a bill in the Assembly to demand the replacement of all "imams paid by Morocco" with others "entirely Spanish". This is the amendment that the party made to the MDyC’s proposal to declare Santiago Abascal "persona non grata".
The Ceuta section of the far-right party Vox criticizes the government for postponing the Council of Spokespersons initially scheduled for Wednesday, July 21, recalling that the Eid al-Adha festival is celebrated on Tuesday, July 20 throughout Spain and not on July 21, the date retained by Morocco.
The Moroccan ambassador to Spain, Karima Benyaich , recalled for consultations in Rabat since mid-May, will not be returning to her post in Madrid anytime soon.
The firefighters of Ceuta continue to warn about the risk of explosion of Moroccan gas cylinders, abandoned in the streets, illegal dumps and containers of the city since the closure of the borders for health reasons.
Two months after the May migration crisis, caused by the massive arrival of migrants in Ceuta, Morocco has launched construction work on a new fence on its borders with Ceuta .
The leader of the Popular Party (PP), Pablo Casado, called on Wednesday the head of the Spanish Executive, Pedro Sanchez, to resume relations with Morocco after the departure of Arancha Gonzalez Laya whose management of Spanish foreign policy has been a "catastrophe" .
The Moroccan-origin deputy of Ceuta , Fatima Hamed, has recently been the target of strong racist and xenophobic attacks from the deputies of the far-right party Vox. For her, coexistence can be improved in the autonomous city.
A group of 119 sub-Saharan migrants illegally entered Melilla on Monday, crossing the high metal fence that separates the autonomous city from Morocco.
Arancha González Laya is no longer, as of this Saturday, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs. The head of government, Pedro Sanchez, has just thanked her on the occasion of the reshuffle. José Manuel Albares, until now Spanish ambassador to France, is the new head of Spanish diplomacy.
In order to ensure better border control with Ceuta after the migration crisis in May, Morocco has undertaken reinforcement work at the Tarajal level. Two new fences are under construction.
Many unaccompanied foreign minors (MENA), mainly Moroccans, who arrived en masse in Ceuta on May 17 and 18, continue to live in makeshift camps and wander the streets of the city.