The massive arrival of migrants in Ceuta against the backdrop of a diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain continues to provoke reactions. Michael Roth, German Minister of State for Europe, has just attacked the Moroccan authorities.
Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles considers Morocco’s attitude "unacceptable" for allowing thousands of minors to illegally cross the Spanish borders.
In Ceuta, scenes of police brutality have multiplied since the latest wave of migrants invaded the Spanish enclave. The latest is that of a hunter with a hunting rifle who had opened fire on a group of young Moroccans. He has since been arrested by the police after examining the video.
The Spanish intelligence services (CNI) continue their investigation into the arrival of nearly 10,000 Moroccans in Ceuta. The emergency admission of Brahim Ghali to a hospital in Logroño under a false identity on April 18 remains a source of tension between Morocco and Spain.
Faced with the migrant "invasion" of Ceuta, the president of the Spanish far-right party Vox, Santiago Abascal, calls on the European Union to take responsibility for protecting and defending its border with Morocco.
Dozens of unaccompanied Moroccan minor migrants are wandering the streets of the city of Ceuta, waiting to cross the strait to reach Spain. Already 6,500 minors out of the more than 8,000 who arrived by swimming in Ceuta at the beginning of last week have been repatriated to Morocco.
Spain "continues its cooperation with Morocco" in the fight against immigration, assured on Wednesday, Fernando Grande-Marlaska , the Spanish Minister of the Interior, in response to a question from deputies about the diplomatic crisis opened with Morocco, after the massive arrival of Moroccan migrants in Ceuta at the beginning of last week.
Moroccan minors who are still in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta are suffering inhuman treatment. They are victims of racism and all kinds of attacks.
The crew members of the "Passió Per Formentera" located on Monday a young man of Moroccan origin, a candidate for immigration, who arrived by swimming on the coast of Ceuta. He was transferred to the port of Ceuta and handed over to the Civil Guard agents.
The crisis of confidence between Rabat and Madrid was discussed on Monday at the extraordinary summit of the European Council in Brussels. Seeking to Europeanize this strictly bilateral crisis, the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, declared that the massive influx of irregular immigrants to Ceuta last week "represents a crisis between the European Union, Spain and Morocco", stressing that Morocco has no better ally than Spain within the European community.
28 Moroccans will be tried on June 8 for "illegal immigration, disobedience and destruction of public property." The issue of migrants who want to cross the border at all costs, sometimes at the risk of their lives, has been insistently raised lately, especially with the migratory flow experienced by the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
Santiago Abascal, the president of the far-right party Vox, is not welcome in Ceuta. Several hundred people have taken over a square in the Spanish enclave to mark their opposition to his visit, citing risks of unrest.